Tim Birtsas vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Tim Birtsas
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Tim Birtsas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tim Birtsas led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 91 vs 80), strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 91), and run prevention (ERA+ 92 vs 86). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 80). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Tim Birtsas.

Pitching Stats for Tim Birtsas and Bruce Ruffin

Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
3.78
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
4.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
328.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
8.87
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
4.66
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
6.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.33
6.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1452
39.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.503
1.503
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1245
34.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.76
39.76
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Tim Birtsas and Bruce Ruffin

Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
3.78
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
328.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.99
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.11
91.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Birtsas and Bruce Ruffin

Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
3942.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.38
-10.96
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA