Bob Bruce vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Bob Bruce
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Bob Bruce a clear advantage over Bruce Ruffin across the core pitching metrics. Bob Bruce led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 80), strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 96). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 115). Bob Bruce was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bob Bruce and Bruce Ruffin

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.83
40.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1146
9.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
2.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
5.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4818
38.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
4.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4430
35.52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Bob Bruce and Bruce Ruffin

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
1.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
2.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Bruce and Bruce Ruffin

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
223
333.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
341
600
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
517.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
77.81
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
65.84
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.97
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.96
20.89
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
91.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
124.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
37.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
62.84
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.57
17.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
41.9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
152.62
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
23
34.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA