Bud Byerly vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Bud Byerly
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Bud Byerly as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bud Byerly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.7 and WHIP 1.424 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Bud Byerly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Byerly and Bruce Ruffin

Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
4.34
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
3.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1475
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
491.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
9.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.5
9.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.62
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
3.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2127
38.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
4.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1951
35.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.93
38.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Bud Byerly and Bruce Ruffin

Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
9.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
707
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
235.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
5.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
5.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.591
0.591
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Byerly and Bruce Ruffin

Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
238
1503.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
95
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
536.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
63.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
56.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
11.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
75.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
88.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
50.53
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
37.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
88.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.23
-1.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
138.95
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.32
4.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
6
37.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Byerly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Byerly
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA