Jumbo Brown vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Jumbo Brown
Greatest GenerationRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Jumbo Brown as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jumbo Brown posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.07 and WHIP 1.539 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Jumbo Brown had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jumbo Brown and Bruce Ruffin

Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
3.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.56
51.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1792
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
597.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
9.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
4.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
301
4.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.006
1.006
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2651
39.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
2.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
4.76
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2346
35.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.94
39.94
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Jumbo Brown and Bruce Ruffin

Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jumbo Brown and Bruce Ruffin

Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
249
894.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
167
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
157
564.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
114.97
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
93.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.96
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.18
32.99
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
140.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
143.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
46.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
39.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
86.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.3
33.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
8
28.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
143.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.18
4.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA