Dan Camarena vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Dan Camarena
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Camarena as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Ruffin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.546 compared to 9.64 and 2.143 for Dan Camarena. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Camarena and Bruce Ruffin

Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Dan Camarena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Dan Camarena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
9.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.75
8.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Dan Camarena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
15.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Dan Camarena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Dan Camarena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.89
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Dan Camarena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Dan Camarena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Dan Camarena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.071
1.071
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Dan Camarena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Dan Camarena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Dan Camarena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
45.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Dan Camarena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
11.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Dan Camarena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Dan Camarena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.036
2.036
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
42.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Dan Camarena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.32
45.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Dan Camarena and Bruce Ruffin

Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Dan Camarena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Dan Camarena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Camarena and Bruce Ruffin

Dan Camarena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1200
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Dan Camarena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Dan Camarena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Camarena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Dan Camarena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dan Camarena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Camarena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
800
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Dan Camarena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Dan Camarena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Dan Camarena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Dan Camarena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Dan Camarena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dan Camarena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
800
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
800
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Dan Camarena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
228.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Camarena
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Camarena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Camarena
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA