Gene Bearden vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Gene Bearden
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Gene Bearden and Bruce Ruffin are fairly close on the surface numbers. Gene Bearden had the edge in ERA (3.96 vs 4.19). By the career numbers, Gene Bearden had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Gene Bearden and Bruce Ruffin

Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
2.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.52
43.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
3.96
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2365
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
788.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
791
9.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
4.97
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
2.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
39.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
4.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3027
34.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Gene Bearden and Bruce Ruffin

Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Bearden and Bruce Ruffin

Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
212
409
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
311
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
288
555.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
131.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
102.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.72
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
28.94
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.99
46.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
177.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
158.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
67.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
121.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.56
49.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
14
27.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
81.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.4
7.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
9
17.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.8
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA