Jim Buchanan vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Jim Buchanan
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Jim Buchanan posted a stronger line than Bruce Ruffin. Jim Buchanan posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.5 vs 4.19) and WHIP (1.245 vs 1.546). By the career numbers, Jim Buchanan 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 Jim Buchanan and Bruce Ruffin

Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.71
35.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.18
68.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
141.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
9.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.72
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
3.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.573
0.573
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
576
36.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
4.84
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
34.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.68
36.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Jim Buchanan and Bruce Ruffin

Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.3
87.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.18
68.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Buchanan and Bruce Ruffin

Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
22
253.85
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
52
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
530.77
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
69.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
26.52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
138.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
69.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
24.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA