Chance Ruffin vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup 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. Roy Witherup posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 5.6 and 1.720 for Chance Ruffin. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chance Ruffin and Roy Witherup

Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.48
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.93
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.683
1.683
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
36.55
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.332
0.332
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Chance Ruffin and Roy Witherup

Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.042
0.042
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chance Ruffin and Roy Witherup

Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-13.74
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA