Scott Alexander vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Scott Alexander
MillenialCaliforniaThrows 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 Scott Alexander as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Alexander led in home run suppression (HR9+ 232 vs 122), run prevention (ERA+ 129 vs 86), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 80). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 81). Role difference aside, Scott Alexander holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Scott Alexander and Bruce Ruffin

Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
9.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.58
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.76
56.76
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
3.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
981
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
8.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
3.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
6.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.61
6.61
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.104
1.104
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1367
37.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
3.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.98
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1226
33.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.62
37.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Scott Alexander and Bruce Ruffin

Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
9.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
981
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.66
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.19
94.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Alexander and Bruce Ruffin

Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
349
23266.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
533.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.83
-55.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
400
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA