Don Brennan vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Don Brennan
Greatest GenerationMaineThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Don Brennan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Don Brennan posted a career ERA of 4.19 against Bruce Ruffin's 4.19, with WHIP of 1.552 and 1.546 respectively. The raw numbers call this too close to separate — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Don Brennan and Bruce Ruffin

Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
3.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.44
18.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
4.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1191
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
9.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.88
9.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
4.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
3.9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1773
40.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
5.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.552
1.552
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1586
35.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.19
40.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Don Brennan and Bruce Ruffin

Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.603
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Brennan and Bruce Ruffin

Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
141
687.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
123
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
536.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
82.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
73.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.04
19.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
92.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
117.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
63.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
219.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
2.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA