Ralph Brickner vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Ralph Brickner
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Ralph Brickner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ralph Brickner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.18 and WHIP 1.303 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Ralph Brickner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ralph Brickner and Bruce Ruffin

Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
8.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.606
0.606
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
36.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
33.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.82
36.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Ralph Brickner and Bruce Ruffin

Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph Brickner and Bruce Ruffin

Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
1050
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
53.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
54.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Brickner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Brickner
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA