Jersey Bakley vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Jersey Bakley
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BluesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Jersey Bakley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jersey Bakley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.387 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Jersey Bakley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jersey Bakley and Bruce Ruffin

Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
1.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
1.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.81
37.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
0.96
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
725
3.66
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5348
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1782.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1909
9.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
2.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
669
3.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.77
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7887
39.82
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1321
6.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7286
36.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.82
39.82
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Jersey Bakley and Bruce Ruffin

Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
1.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5520
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1840
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
1.84
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
2.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
2.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.64
86.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.096
2.096
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jersey Bakley and Bruce Ruffin

Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 600 PA
222
163.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
813
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
341
600
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
727
536.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
81.92
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
68.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.95
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.65
28.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
101.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
145.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
51.66
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
24.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
74.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.99
26.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
61.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
113.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
5.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jersey Bakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jersey Bakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA