Joe Barlow vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Joe Barlow
MillenialUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Barlow as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Barlow posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.05 and WHIP 1.072 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Joe Barlow had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Barlow and Bruce Ruffin

Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
9.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.45
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.196
0.196
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
6.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
7.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
301
36.77
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
5.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.91
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.072
1.072
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
32.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.77
36.77
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Joe Barlow and Bruce Ruffin

Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
9.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.076
0.076
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Barlow and Bruce Ruffin

Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
600
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Barlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA