Jon Adkins vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Jon Adkins
Gen XWest VirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Jon Adkins as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jon Adkins led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 120 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 86), and home run suppression (HR9+ 135 vs 122). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 79). Role difference aside, Jon Adkins holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jon Adkins and Bruce Ruffin

Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
7.72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
4.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
416
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
138.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
10.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.06
10.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
39.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
4.87
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.98
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.507
1.507
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
533
34.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.27
39.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Jon Adkins and Bruce Ruffin

Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
7.72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
416
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
138.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jon Adkins and Bruce Ruffin

Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
71400
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA