Ed Carroll vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Ed Carroll
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Carroll 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 5.61 and 1.441 for Ed Carroll. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Carroll and Bruce Ruffin

Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
3.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
5.61
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
10.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
39.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
6.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
36.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.3
39.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Ed Carroll and Bruce Ruffin

Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.792
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Carroll and Bruce Ruffin

Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
24
757.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
1.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-27.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA