Joe Benz vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Joe Benz
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Joe Benz posted a stronger line than Bruce Ruffin. Joe Benz posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.43 vs 4.19) and WHIP (1.147 vs 1.546). By the career numbers, Joe Benz 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 Joe Benz and Bruce Ruffin

Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
1.66
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.33
50.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.94
64.94
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
2.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4079
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1225
8.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
2.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
3.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5364
35.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.34
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
3.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5006
33.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.51
35.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Joe Benz and Bruce Ruffin

Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.155
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Benz and Bruce Ruffin

Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
251
317.72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
341
600
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
441
558.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
77.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
64.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.66
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
13.61
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
92.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
84.81
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
36.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
58.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
1.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
187.34
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
34.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA