Chance Ruffin vs. Bud Thomas — Career Comparison

Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Thomas
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Thomas 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. Bud Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.96 and WHIP 1.504 compared to 5.6 and 1.720 for Chance Ruffin. By the career numbers, Bud Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chance Ruffin and Bud Thomas

Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
2.45
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.99
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.58
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.37
42.37
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
4.96
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1578
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
9
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
10.54
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
625
10.69
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.54
10.54
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.69
10.69
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.91
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
2.84
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
2.31
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.572
0.572
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.24
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2347
40.16
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.86
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.93
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
5.89
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.683
1.683
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.504
1.504
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
36.55
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2177
37.25
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.16
40.16

Fielding Stats for Chance Ruffin and Bud Thomas

Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
27
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.1
9
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.36
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.042
0.042
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.839
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chance Ruffin and Bud Thomas

Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
490.29
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
514.29
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
61.71
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
48
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.29
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.43
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.71
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
16.54
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
82.29
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
92.57
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.29
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
54.86
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
4.04
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
30.86
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
67
229.71
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.61
2.61
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
54.86
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA