John Brown vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

John Brown
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, John Brown posted a stronger line than Bruce Ruffin. John Brown posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.29 vs 4.19) and WHIP (1.236 vs 1.546). By the career numbers, John Brown had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for John Brown and Bruce Ruffin

John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.199
0.199
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
4.58
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.018
1.018
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.82
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
37.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.95
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
32.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for John Brown and Bruce Ruffin

John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.78
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.727
1.727
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Brown and Bruce Ruffin

John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
12
342.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
60.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
228.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.659
0.659
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
79.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA