Lance Carter vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Lance Carter
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Lance Carter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Ruffin led in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 76), strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 64), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 88). Lance Carter held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 148 vs 80). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bruce Ruffin.

Pitching Stats for Lance Carter and Bruce Ruffin

Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
6.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.45
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
4.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
761
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
8.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
4.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.788
0.788
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1062
37.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
3.97
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
34.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Lance Carter and Bruce Ruffin

Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
6.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
761
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.99
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lance Carter and Bruce Ruffin

Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
181
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
600
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA