Hank Aguirre vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Hank Aguirre
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Hank Aguirre a clear advantage over Bruce Ruffin across the core pitching metrics. Hank Aguirre led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 113 vs 86), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 102 vs 96). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 105). Hank Aguirre was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Hank Aguirre and Bruce Ruffin

Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
2.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.97
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.02
51.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
3.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4127
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1375.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1216
7.96
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.96
7.96
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
3.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
856
5.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5790
37.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
3.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5262
34.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Hank Aguirre and Bruce Ruffin

Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
2.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4124
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1374.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
1.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
1.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.48
88.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.481
0.481
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hank Aguirre and Bruce Ruffin

Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
447
628.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
427
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
341
600
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
388
545.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
46.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
35.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.84
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.87
6.84
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
59.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
47
66.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
19.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
29.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
49.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
-13.5
-18.97
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
14
19.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
236
331.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
33.72
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.62
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA