Jose Castillo vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Jose Castillo
MillenialVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Castillo as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Castillo posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.355 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Jose Castillo had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Castillo and Bruce Ruffin

Jose Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
8.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Jose Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Jose Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Jose Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Jose Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jose Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Jose Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jose Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jose Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
8.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Jose Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Jose Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.87
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Jose Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jose Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Jose Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Jose Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
10.58
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Jose Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.58
10.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Jose Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Jose Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Jose Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
39.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Jose Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
4.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Jose Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Jose Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Jose Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Jose Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
33.72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Jose Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.07
39.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Jose Castillo and Bruce Ruffin

Jose Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
8.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Jose Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.87
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.101
0.101
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Castillo and Bruce Ruffin

Jose Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
41400
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Jose Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA