Joe Beckwith vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Joe Beckwith
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Beckwith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Beckwith led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 112 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 86), and strikeout rate (K%+ 116 vs 91). Role difference aside, Joe Beckwith holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Joe Beckwith and Bruce Ruffin

Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
4.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.65
48.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
3.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1266
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
422
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
9.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.83
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
6.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.8
6.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1823
38.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
4.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1625
34.66
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Joe Beckwith and Bruce Ruffin

Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
4.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1266
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
422
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.41
93.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Beckwith and Bruce Ruffin

Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
229
6245.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
518.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
2.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.95
-25.79
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
272.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA