Cy Bowen vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Cy Bowen
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Cy Bowen 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 6 and 1.750 for Cy Bowen. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cy Bowen and Bruce Ruffin

Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
43.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
9.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.75
9.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
34.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.5
43.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Cy Bowen and Bruce Ruffin

Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Bowen and Bruce Ruffin

Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.917
0.917
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
66.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
80.89
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA