Ed Bauta vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Ed Bauta
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Bauta 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 4.35 and 1.517 for Ed Bauta. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Bauta and Bruce Ruffin

Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
5.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.66
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.45
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
4.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
8.94
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
4.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
5.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.067
1.067
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
649
39.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
575
34.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Ed Bauta and Bruce Ruffin

Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
5.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.3
96.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Bauta and Bruce Ruffin

Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
3233.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
15.87
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
12.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA