Jeremy Affeldt vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Jeremy Affeldt
Gen XArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeremy Affeldt as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Ruffin led in strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 81), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 89), and home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 118). Jeremy Affeldt held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 86). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bruce Ruffin.

Pitching Stats for Jeremy Affeldt and Bruce Ruffin

Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
7.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.31
48.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
3.97
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2778
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
926
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
904
8.79
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
3.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
720
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.205
1.205
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4034
39.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
4.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.99
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.98
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3529
34.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.21
39.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Jeremy Affeldt and Bruce Ruffin

Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
7.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2778
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
926
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
2.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.63
94.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jeremy Affeldt and Bruce Ruffin

Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
24442.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
536.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
26.78
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
30.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA