Jake Brigham vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Jake Brigham
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake Brigham 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 8.64 and 2.220 for Jake Brigham. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jake Brigham and Bruce Ruffin

Jake Brigham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Jake Brigham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Jake Brigham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Jake Brigham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.384
0.384
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jake Brigham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
15.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.12
15.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Jake Brigham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Jake Brigham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Jake Brigham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jake Brigham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Jake Brigham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Jake Brigham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.48
6.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Jake Brigham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Jake Brigham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Jake Brigham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Jake Brigham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
45.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Jake Brigham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Jake Brigham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Jake Brigham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.98
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
39.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Jake Brigham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Jake Brigham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.36
45.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Jake Brigham and Bruce Ruffin

Jake Brigham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Jake Brigham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Brigham and Bruce Ruffin

Jake Brigham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
3600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Jake Brigham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Jake Brigham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-23.84
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Brigham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Brigham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Brigham
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA