Alan Benes vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Alan Benes
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Alan Benes a clear advantage over Bruce Ruffin across the core pitching metrics. Alan Benes led in run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 86), strikeout rate (K%+ 115 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 102 vs 96). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 107). Alan Benes was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Alan Benes and Bruce Ruffin

Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
2.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.53
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.88
50.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.87
60.87
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
4.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1482
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
494
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
8.98
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
1.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
4.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
7.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2153
39.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
5.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.443
1.443
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1878
34.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.22
39.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Alan Benes and Bruce Ruffin

Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
2.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1482
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
494
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.617
0.617
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.87
60.87
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alan Benes and Bruce Ruffin

Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
115
456.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
151
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
552.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
87.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
63.58
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
23.84
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
23.84
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.79
19.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
111.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
99.34
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
23.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
31.79
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
55.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.37
9.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
210.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.85
2.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
9
35.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.97
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA