B. Brown vs. Johnny Ruffin — Career Comparison

B. Brown
UnknownSchenectady Mohawk GiantsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher
Johnny Ruffin
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

B. Brown built a career as a starting pitcher and Johnny Ruffin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. B. Brown posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.23 and WHIP 0.970 compared to 4.13 and 1.485 for Johnny Ruffin. By the career numbers, B. Brown had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for B. Brown and Johnny Ruffin

B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.62
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
6.38
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.61
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.61
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.46
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.81
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.23
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
4.13
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
27
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
27
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.1
9
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
9
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
6.7
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
8.59
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.7
6.7
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.15
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.03
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
4.27
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.51
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
4.87
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
7.48
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.767
0.767
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.83
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
36.34
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
39.17
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.84
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.47
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
4.59
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.81
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.32
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.23
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.87
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.429
1.429
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
32.89
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
34.16
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.34
36.34
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for B. Brown and Johnny Ruffin

B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.5
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
6.38
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
27
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
27
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
9
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
9
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.5
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.96
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.5
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.73
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.17
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.74
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.7
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.37
97.37
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.667
2.667
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
B. Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for B. Brown and Johnny Ruffin

B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
9
257.14
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
4905.88
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
542.86
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
21.59
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
9.9
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
11.52
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.26
-9.26
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
176.47
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
B. Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
B. Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100