Harvey Branch vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Harvey Branch
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bruce Ruffin posted a stronger line than Harvey Branch. Bruce Ruffin posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.19 vs 5.4) and WHIP (1.546 vs 2.000). 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 Harvey Branch and Bruce Ruffin

Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.56
7.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.8
7.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
43.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Harvey Branch and Bruce Ruffin

Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harvey Branch and Bruce Ruffin

Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harvey Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA