Nick Blackburn vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Nick Blackburn
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

When held to the same standard, Bruce Ruffin comes out ahead of Nick Blackburn in this starter comparison. Bruce Ruffin led in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 90), strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 65), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 92). Nick Blackburn held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 143 vs 80). The edge goes to Bruce Ruffin.

Pitching Stats for Nick Blackburn and Bruce Ruffin

Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.88
43.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.48
94.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
4.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2456
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
818.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1003
11.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.03
11.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
1.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
4.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3577
39.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
5.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.99
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.98
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.472
1.472
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3312
36.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.32
39.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Nick Blackburn and Bruce Ruffin

Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2456
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
818.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.77
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
2.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.35
97.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.48
94.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Blackburn and Bruce Ruffin

Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
7250
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
3.7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-27.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA