Paul Assenmacher vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Paul Assenmacher
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Paul Assenmacher as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Paul Assenmacher led in run prevention (ERA+ 113 vs 86), strikeout rate (K%+ 115 vs 91), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 80). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 98). Role difference aside, Paul Assenmacher holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Paul Assenmacher and Bruce Ruffin

Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
9.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.1
58.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.45
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2567
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
855.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
8.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.77
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
3.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
8.49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3664
38.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
2.89
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
3.9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3240
34.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.315
0.315
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Paul Assenmacher and Bruce Ruffin

Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
9.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2567
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
855.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
1.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
1.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.63
98.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.163
0.163
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Paul Assenmacher and Bruce Ruffin

Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
884
11050
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PA
36
450
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PA
3
37.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
9.91
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
50
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.03
-0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
150
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Assenmacher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.8
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Assenmacher
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA