Fred Barnes vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Fred Barnes
UnknownWashington PotomacsEastern Colored LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Barnes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Barnes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Fred Barnes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Barnes and Bruce Ruffin

Fred Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Fred Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Fred Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Fred Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Fred Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Fred Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Fred Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Fred Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Fred Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Fred Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Fred Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Fred Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Fred Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Fred Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Fred Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Fred Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Fred Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Fred Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Fred Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Fred Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Fred Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Fred Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Fred Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Fred Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Fred Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Fred Barnes and Bruce Ruffin

Fred Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Fred Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Barnes and Bruce Ruffin

Fred Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
600
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA