Tom Acker vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Tom Acker
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Acker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Acker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.12 and WHIP 1.407 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Tom Acker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Acker and Bruce Ruffin

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
4.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
8.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
6.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.068
1.068
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1629
38.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1462
34.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Tom Acker and Bruce Ruffin

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Acker and Bruce Ruffin

Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
956.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
96
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
77
481.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
112.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.75
-4.66
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
287.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
37.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA