Clyde Barfoot vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Clyde Barfoot
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Clyde Barfoot as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clyde Barfoot posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.1 and WHIP 1.434 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Clyde Barfoot had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clyde Barfoot and Bruce Ruffin

Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
3.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
4.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
751
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
250.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
10.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.459
0.459
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1092
39.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
5.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.434
1.434
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1015
36.49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.26
39.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Clyde Barfoot and Bruce Ruffin

Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.872
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clyde Barfoot and Bruce Ruffin

Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
90
650.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
83
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
549.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.651
0.651
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
144.58
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
122.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.9
57.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
173.49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
187.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.633
0.633
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
72.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.22
66.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
43.37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
93.98
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.38
6.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Barfoot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Barfoot
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA