Zack Britton vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Zack Britton
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth 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 Zack Britton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Zack Britton led in run prevention (ERA+ 119 vs 86), home run suppression (HR9+ 139 vs 122), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 89 vs 80). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 80). Role difference aside, Zack Britton holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Zack Britton and Bruce Ruffin

Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
6.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.38
57.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.41
10.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.45
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1923
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
641
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
7.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
3.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
7.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2652
37.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
3.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
3.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.98
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2347
32.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.24
37.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Zack Britton and Bruce Ruffin

Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
6.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1923
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
641
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
2.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.42
95.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.41
10.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zack Britton and Bruce Ruffin

Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
442
33150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
287.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
675
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.125
1.125
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.94
295.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA