Luke Bard vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Luke Bard
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Luke Bard 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 4.44 and 1.136 for Luke Bard. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luke Bard and Bruce Ruffin

Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
6.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
7.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
7.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
37.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.78
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Luke Bard and Bruce Ruffin

Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
6.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.218
0.218
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luke Bard and Bruce Ruffin

Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
600
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA