Tim Byrdak vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Tim Byrdak
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Tim Byrdak as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tim Byrdak led in run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 86), strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 96). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 96). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Tim Byrdak.

Pitching Stats for Tim Byrdak and Bruce Ruffin

Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
12.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
4.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1019
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
339.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
8.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
5.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
8.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.557
1.557
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1525
40.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
4.82
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.504
1.504
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1276
33.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.41
40.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Tim Byrdak and Bruce Ruffin

Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
12.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1019
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
339.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Byrdak and Bruce Ruffin

Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
479
22107.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
21.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
7.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA