Steve Barber vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Steve Barber
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows 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 Steve Barber 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 5.08 and 1.744 for Steve Barber. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Barber and Bruce Ruffin

Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
5.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.45
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
7.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
7.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.15
7.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
4.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
41.77
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
32.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.77
41.77
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Steve Barber and Bruce Ruffin

Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
5.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Barber and Bruce Ruffin

Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
1875
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
525
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.69
-51.76
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA