Chance Ruffin vs. Fred Talbot — Career Comparison

Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Talbot
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Talbot built a career as a starting pitcher and Chance Ruffin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Talbot posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.12 and WHIP 1.416 compared to 5.6 and 1.720 for Chance Ruffin. By the career numbers, Fred Talbot had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chance Ruffin and Fred Talbot

Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
2.06
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.33
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.4
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.59
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.43
40.43
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
4.12
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2561
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853.2
9
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
844
8.9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.01
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
3.52
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.33
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
4.73
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.23
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.28
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3677
38.77
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.27
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.93
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
4.54
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.683
1.683
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
36.55
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3316
34.96
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.77
38.77

Fielding Stats for Chance Ruffin and Fred Talbot

Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
2.06
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.33
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2562
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.73
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.51
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.33
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.23
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.93
95.93
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.042
0.042
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chance Ruffin and Fred Talbot

Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
431.25
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
502.08
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
87.5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
62.5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.33
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.62
38.79
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
133.33
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
141.67
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
50
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60.42
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
102.08
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.55
36.57
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
50
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
90
187.5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
43.75
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.17
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100