Fred Blank vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Fred Blank
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows 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 Fred Blank as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Ruffin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.546 compared to 4.5 and 1.750 for Fred Blank. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Blank and Bruce Ruffin

Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.179
0.179
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
31.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.185
0.185
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Fred Blank and Bruce Ruffin

Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Blank and Bruce Ruffin

Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA