Tom Burgmeier vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Tom Burgmeier
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Burgmeier as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Ruffin led in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 73), strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 66), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 88). Tom Burgmeier held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 125 vs 80). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bruce Ruffin.

Pitching Stats for Tom Burgmeier and Bruce Ruffin

Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
5.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.96
58.96
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.45
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
3.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3776
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1231
8.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
2.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
4.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.769
0.769
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5272
37.7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
2.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
3.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.58
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4741
33.9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.7
37.7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Tom Burgmeier and Bruce Ruffin

Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
5.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3780
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1260
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.89
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
2.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.98
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.98
96.98
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.558
0.558
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Burgmeier and Bruce Ruffin

Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
782
6702.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
565.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
102.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
35.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
137.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
145.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
171.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
171.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.37
37.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
171.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Burgmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA