King Bailey vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

King Bailey
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and King Bailey 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 5.63 and 1.625 for King Bailey. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for King Bailey and Bruce Ruffin

King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.361
0.361
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
14.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.63
14.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
40.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.361
0.361
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for King Bailey and Bruce Ruffin

King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for King Bailey and Bruce Ruffin

King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.385
1.385
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
204.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
203.95
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA