Tom Bolton vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Tom Bolton
Baby BoomersTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Tom Bolton a clear advantage over Bruce Ruffin across the core pitching metrics. Tom Bolton led in home run suppression (HR9+ 155 vs 122), run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 86), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 88 vs 80). Tom Bolton was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Tom Bolton and Bruce Ruffin

Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.69
47.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.79
26.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
4.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1621
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
540.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
614
10.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.23
10.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.77
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
4.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
5.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.073
1.073
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2426
40.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
4.95
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.98
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.588
1.588
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2128
35.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.41
40.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Tom Bolton and Bruce Ruffin

Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1621
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
540.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.85
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.531
0.531
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.79
26.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Bolton and Bruce Ruffin

Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
8360
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
560
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.42
-56.89
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bolton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bolton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA