Rudy Arroyo vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Rudy Arroyo
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Rudy Arroyo 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 5.4 and 2.057 for Rudy Arroyo. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Bruce Ruffin

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
13.89
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.89
13.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
42.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.971
1.971
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
37.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Bruce Ruffin

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Bruce Ruffin

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5400
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA