Frank Blake vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Frank Blake
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Frank Blake posted a stronger line than Bruce Ruffin. Frank Blake posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.26 vs 4.19) and WHIP (1.162 vs 1.546). By the career numbers, Frank Blake 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 Frank Blake and Bruce Ruffin

Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.187
0.187
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
6.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
4.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
7.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
37.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.162
1.162
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
32.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Frank Blake and Bruce Ruffin

Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.53
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
152.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.962
1.962
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.08
73.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Blake and Bruce Ruffin

Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
36
291.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
543.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
137.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
56.76
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.47
68.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
218.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.709
0.709
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
97.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
154.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.96
72.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA