Joe Batchelder vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Joe Batchelder
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Batchelder 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 5.66 and 1.452 for Joe Batchelder. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Batchelder and Bruce Ruffin

Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.66
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
11.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.32
11.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.87
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
39.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
6.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.452
1.452
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
37.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Joe Batchelder and Bruce Ruffin

Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.727
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Batchelder and Bruce Ruffin

Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
1650
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
5.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0
-0.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA