William Burke vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

William Burke
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightNorth AmericaDetroit WolverinesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and William Burke as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Ruffin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.546 compared to 6 and 1.733 for William Burke. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for William Burke and Bruce Ruffin

William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
12.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.533
0.533
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
43.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
8.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.4
8.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
39.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.8
43.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for William Burke and Bruce Ruffin

William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for William Burke and Bruce Ruffin

William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
44.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA