Kid Carsey vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Kid Carsey
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Kid Carsey 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 4.95 and 1.609 for Kid Carsey. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kid Carsey and Bruce Ruffin

Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
1.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.67
45.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.82
86.82
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1229
4.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6700
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2233.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2794
11.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.26
11.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
3.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
1.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10251
41.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1728
6.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.96
6.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.609
1.609
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9326
37.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.31
41.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Kid Carsey and Bruce Ruffin

Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
1.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7338
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2446
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
631
2.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
3.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
2.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.363
2.363
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kid Carsey and Bruce Ruffin

Kid Carsey
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 600 PA
329
169.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1162
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
341
600
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042
538.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
115.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
99.66
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
15.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84.97
43.87
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
268
138.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
166.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
68.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
52.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
119.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.01
49.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.61
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
47.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
70.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.48
8.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 600 PA
21
10.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA