Leon Carlson vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Leon Carlson
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows 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 Leon Carlson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Leon Carlson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.297 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Leon Carlson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Leon Carlson and Bruce Ruffin

Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
10.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.405
0.405
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
36.49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.49
36.49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Leon Carlson and Bruce Ruffin

Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Leon Carlson and Bruce Ruffin

Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
5.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA