Chance Ruffin vs. Ray Tift — Career Comparison

Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ray Tift
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ray Tift 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. Ray Tift posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.74 and WHIP 1.947 compared to 5.6 and 1.720 for Chance Ruffin. By the career numbers, Ray Tift had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chance Ruffin and Ray Tift

Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.89
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.74
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.05
7.05
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.384
0.384
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
10.54
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
15.63
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.54
10.54
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.63
15.63
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.84
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.526
0.526
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
41.82
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
42.63
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.99
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.42
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.93
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
6.63
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.63
6.63
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.683
1.683
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.947
1.947
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
36.55
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
40.74
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.352
0.352
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.82
41.82
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.63
42.63

Fielding Stats for Chance Ruffin and Ray Tift

Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.89
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.042
0.042
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chance Ruffin and Ray Tift

Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
400
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
2.15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.2
-19.54
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Tift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Tift
Career
Per 600 PA