Keith Atherton vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Keith Atherton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Ruffin led in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 68), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 87), and strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 88). Keith Atherton held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 111 vs 80). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bruce Ruffin.

Pitching Stats for Keith Atherton and Bruce Ruffin

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.59
44.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.99
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
8.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
5.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2431
38.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2156
34.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Bruce Ruffin

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.9
93.9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Bruce Ruffin

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA