Brad Brach vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Brad Brach
MillenialNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Brach as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brad Brach led in run prevention (ERA+ 121 vs 86), strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 96). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 114). Role difference aside, Brad Brach holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brad Brach and Bruce Ruffin

Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
8.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.72
56.72
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.45
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
3.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1658
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
552.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
7.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.74
7.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
4.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
9.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.59
9.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.543
1.543
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2351
38.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
2.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
4.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2045
33.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.29
38.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Brad Brach and Bruce Ruffin

Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
8.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1658
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
552.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.91
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.53
90.53
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.162
0.162
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Brach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Brach and Bruce Ruffin

Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532
45600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
15.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
21.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brach
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA