Tony Castillo vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Tony Castillo
Baby BoomersVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Castillo as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tony Castillo led in run prevention (ERA+ 138 vs 86), walk avoidance (BB%+ 127 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 96). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 84). Role difference aside, Tony Castillo holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tony Castillo and Bruce Ruffin

Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
6.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.9
54.9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1580
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
526.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
9.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.89
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
3.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
5.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.972
0.972
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2276
38.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
4.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.99
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.98
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2025
34.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Tony Castillo and Bruce Ruffin

Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
6.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1580
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
526.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.45
96.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Castillo and Bruce Ruffin

Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
403
13433.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
13
433.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
5.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-7.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Castillo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Castillo
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA