Luis Cabrera vs. Johnny Ruffin — Career Comparison

Luis Cabrera
Greatest GenerationP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanIndianapolis ClownsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Johnny Ruffin
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Luis Cabrera built a career as a starting pitcher and Johnny Ruffin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Cabrera posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.515 compared to 4.13 and 1.485 for Johnny Ruffin. By the career numbers, Luis Cabrera had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luis Cabrera and Johnny Ruffin

Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.36
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
6.38
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.36
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.46
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.09
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
4.13
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
27
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
9
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
10.64
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.59
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.64
10.64
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.15
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
4.27
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.51
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
4.36
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
7.48
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.83
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
39.55
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
39.17
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.84
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.45
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
4.59
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.32
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.23
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.87
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
35.73
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
34.16
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for Luis Cabrera and Johnny Ruffin

Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.36
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
6.38
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.36
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
27
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
9
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.96
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.73
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.82
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.74
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.82
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.7
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.37
97.37
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Cabrera and Johnny Ruffin

Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
4905.88
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
13
487.5
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
51.52
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
9.9
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
67.96
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.26
-9.26
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
176.47
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100