Bill Yerrick vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Bill Yerrick
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Yerrick 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 8.1 and 2.200 for Bill Yerrick. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Yerrick and Bruce Ruffin

Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
8.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.75
8.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
14.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.7
14.7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
46.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
9.9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
40.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.2
46.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Bill Yerrick and Bruce Ruffin

Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Yerrick and Bruce Ruffin

Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
5
200
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
560
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
38.84
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Yerrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Yerrick
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA