Jose Butto vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Jose Butto
Gen ZVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Butto as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Butto led in home run suppression (HR9+ 166 vs 122), run prevention (ERA+ 125 vs 86), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 96). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 80 vs 76). Role difference aside, Jose Butto holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jose Butto and Bruce Ruffin

Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
4.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.52
56.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
561
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
6.98
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.98
6.98
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.72
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
4.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
8.66
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.66
8.66
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
780
37.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.66
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
32.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Jose Butto and Bruce Ruffin

Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
4.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
561
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.77
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Butto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Butto and Bruce Ruffin

Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
600
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Butto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Butto
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA