Jim Abbott vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Jim Abbott
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

When held to the same standard, Bruce Ruffin comes out ahead of Jim Abbott in this starter comparison. Bruce Ruffin led in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 103), strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 81), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 94). Jim Abbott held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 95 vs 80). The edge goes to Bruce Ruffin.

Pitching Stats for Jim Abbott and Bruce Ruffin

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.58
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.62
44.62
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
4.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1779
9.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
3.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
4.77
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7211
38.77
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
4.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.98
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.433
1.433
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6442
34.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.77
38.77
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Jim Abbott and Bruce Ruffin

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.61
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
2.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Abbott and Bruce Ruffin

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263
6575
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
525
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
4.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-18.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
250
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA