Buck Becannon vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Buck Becannon
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaNew York MetropolitansAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Buck Becannon 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 5.93 and 1.495 for Buck Becannon. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buck Becannon and Bruce Ruffin

Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.79
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
10.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.88
10.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.451
0.451
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
41.34
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
8.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.495
1.495
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
38.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.34
41.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Buck Becannon and Bruce Ruffin

Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.34
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Becannon and Bruce Ruffin

Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
12
167.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
572.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.7
37.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
167.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
69.77
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.57
49.81
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.5
21.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA