Craig Anderson vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Craig Anderson
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Craig Anderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Ruffin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.546 compared to 5.1 and 1.607 for Craig Anderson. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Craig Anderson and Bruce Ruffin

Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.33
23.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.73
20.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
5.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
577
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
192.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
10.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.58
10.58
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.98
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.79
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
4.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
41.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
6.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.596
1.596
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
37.72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Craig Anderson and Bruce Ruffin

Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
577
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
192.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.732
0.732
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.73
20.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Craig Anderson and Bruce Ruffin

Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
964.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
552.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
82.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
15.37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
94.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
94.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
6.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
164.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.64
3.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA