Chance Ruffin vs. John Thomson — Career Comparison

Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
John Thomson
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

John Thomson 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. John Thomson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.68 and WHIP 1.411 compared to 5.6 and 1.720 for Chance Ruffin. By the career numbers, John Thomson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chance Ruffin and John Thomson

Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
1.53
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.6
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.57
42.57
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
4.68
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3811
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1270.1
9
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1398
9.9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.09
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
2.61
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.18
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
800
5.67
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.16
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.2
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5470
38.75
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.93
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
5.2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.86
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.683
1.683
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
36.55
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4968
35.2
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Chance Ruffin and John Thomson

Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
1.53
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3811
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1270.1
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.8
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.32
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
2.18
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.13
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.72
97.72
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.042
0.042
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.389
1.389
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chance Ruffin and John Thomson

Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
340.16
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
381
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
318
500.79
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
99.21
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
88.19
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.45
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
11.02
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.07
23.73
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
111.81
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
118.11
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
31.5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
34.65
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
66.14
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.15
25.43
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
18.9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
133
209.45
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
75.59
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.72
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.72
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
John Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0