Matt Blank vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Matt Blank
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt 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 5.15 and 1.500 for Matt 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 Matt Blank and Bruce Ruffin

Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
5.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
8.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
4.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
3.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
40.99
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.446
1.446
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
34.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.99
40.99
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Matt Blank and Bruce Ruffin

Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.556
0.556
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Blank and Bruce Ruffin

Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
1200
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.01
134.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
333.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.11
140.98
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA