Bryan Baker vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Bryan Baker
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Bryan Baker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bryan Baker led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 110 vs 80), home run suppression (HR9+ 147 vs 122), and strikeout rate (K%+ 116 vs 91). Role difference aside, Bryan Baker holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bryan Baker and Bruce Ruffin

Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
8.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.17
54.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
623
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
207.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
7.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
10.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.483
1.483
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
36.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
4.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
33.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.75
36.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Bryan Baker and Bruce Ruffin

Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
8.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
623
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
207.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.107
0.107
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bryan Baker and Bruce Ruffin

Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
205
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
600
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA