Allen Benson vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Allen Benson
Greatest GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Allen Benson and Bruce Ruffin are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bruce Ruffin posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.19 vs 12.1) and WHIP (1.546 vs 2.483). Allen Benson had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.65). By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin 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 Allen Benson and Bruce Ruffin

Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
12.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
12.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
17.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.69
17.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.66
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
49.34
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
13.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.03
13.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.483
2.483
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
42.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.452
0.452
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.34
49.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Allen Benson and Bruce Ruffin

Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Allen Benson and Bruce Ruffin

Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.24
-28.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA