Will Calihan vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Will Calihan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaRochester BroncosAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Will Calihan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Will Calihan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.467 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Will Calihan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Will Calihan and Bruce Ruffin

Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
94
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
4.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1225
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
408.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
9.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.41
9.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.79
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
3.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.801
0.801
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
40.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
6.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.467
1.467
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1638
36.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.51
40.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Will Calihan and Bruce Ruffin

Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1590
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
530
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.22
92.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.406
2.406
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Will Calihan and Bruce Ruffin

Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
63
165.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
229
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
563.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
89.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
68.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.62
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.96
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.95
28.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
120.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
125.76
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
57.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
102.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.18
24.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.62
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
13
34.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.96
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.63
28.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.63
1.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA