Ike Butler vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Ike Butler
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Ike Butler 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 5.34 and 1.831 for Ike Butler. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ike Butler and Bruce Ruffin

Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.77
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
116.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.499
0.499
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
42.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
7.97
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.831
1.831
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
38.53
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.16
42.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Ike Butler and Bruce Ruffin

Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.58
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.053
2.053
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ike Butler and Bruce Ruffin

Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
19
193.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
59
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
538.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
61.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.49
15.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
71.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
101.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
71.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
122.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
3.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
40.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
132.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
4.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA