Matt Barnes vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Matt Barnes
MillenialConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Barnes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Barnes led in strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 91), walk avoidance (BB%+ 93 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 96). Role difference aside, Matt Barnes holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Matt Barnes and Bruce Ruffin

Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
9.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.38
52.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.91
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.45
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
4.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1399
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
466.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
8.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
4.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
11.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.31
11.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.716
1.716
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.91
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2021
39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1771
34.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Matt Barnes and Bruce Ruffin

Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
9.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1399
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
466.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.114
0.114
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Barnes and Bruce Ruffin

Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
467
280200
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA