Henderson Alvarez vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Henderson Alvarez
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaMiami MarlinsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Henderson Alvarez a clear advantage over Bruce Ruffin across the core pitching metrics. Henderson Alvarez led in home run suppression (HR9+ 238 vs 122), walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 80), and run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 86). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 66). Henderson Alvarez was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Henderson Alvarez and Bruce Ruffin

Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.55
43.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
3.82
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1733
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
577.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
9.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.5
9.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.87
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
4.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.34
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2425
37.78
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.98
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2234
34.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.78
37.78
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Henderson Alvarez and Bruce Ruffin

Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1733
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
577.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.87
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.92
94.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.768
1.768
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Henderson Alvarez and Bruce Ruffin

Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
95
495.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
115
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
521.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
114.78
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
88.7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
20.87
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.65
34.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
151.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
120
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
46.96
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
67.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.99
36.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
187.83
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.19
3.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
62.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henderson Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henderson Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA