Lefty Boone vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Lefty Boone
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Lefty Boone and Bruce Ruffin are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bruce Ruffin posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.19 vs 5.87) and WHIP (1.546 vs 1.638). Lefty Boone had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.2 per nine innings vs 0.65). By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin 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 Lefty Boone and Bruce Ruffin

Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.35
82.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
5.87
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
9.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.13
9.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
5.61
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
8.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.616
1.616
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.72
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
641
41.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
7.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.638
1.638
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
35.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.8
41.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Lefty Boone and Bruce Ruffin

Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.88
71.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.677
0.677
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.35
82.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Boone and Bruce Ruffin

Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
35
362.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
537.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
62.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.35
14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
93.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
2.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA