Justin Berg vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Justin Berg
MillenialWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Justin Berg as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Justin Berg posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.08 and WHIP 1.484 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Justin Berg had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Justin Berg and Bruce Ruffin

Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
8.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
9.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
3.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
40.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.53
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.98
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.453
1.453
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
35.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.08
40.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Justin Berg and Bruce Ruffin

Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
8.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.217
0.217
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Berg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Justin Berg and Bruce Ruffin

Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
18000
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Berg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Berg
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA