Sean Burnett vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Sean Burnett
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Sean Burnett as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sean Burnett led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 113 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 86), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 96). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 102). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Sean Burnett.

Pitching Stats for Sean Burnett and Bruce Ruffin

Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
9.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1135
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
378.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
8.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
6.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1615
38.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.66
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1423
33.85
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.42
38.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Sean Burnett and Bruce Ruffin

Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
9.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1135
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
378.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
2.97
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
2.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.4
98.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sean Burnett and Bruce Ruffin

Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
380
6514.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
12.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.15
-2.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
154.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
3.89
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA