Ernie Beam vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Ernie Beam
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Ernie Beam 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 11.31 and 2.351 for Ernie Beam. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ernie Beam and Bruce Ruffin

Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.45
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
11.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.31
11.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
12.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.04
12.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.82
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
47.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
12.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.04
12.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.351
2.351
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
37.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.43
47.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Ernie Beam and Bruce Ruffin

Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ernie Beam and Bruce Ruffin

Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
36.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
35.96
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA