Ken Ash vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Ken Ash
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Ash 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 4.96 and 1.469 for Ken Ash. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Ash and Bruce Ruffin

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
3.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
4.96
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
9.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
3.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
689
38.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
6.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
34.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Ken Ash and Bruce Ruffin

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.96
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.857
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Ash and Bruce Ruffin

Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
58
725
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
575
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
12.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
50
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.09
-1.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA