Mike Cather vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Mike Cather
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Cather as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Cather led in home run suppression (HR9+ 227 vs 122), run prevention (ERA+ 143 vs 86), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 114 vs 80). Role difference aside, Mike Cather holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mike Cather and Bruce Ruffin

Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
8.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
7.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.38
7.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
6.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.83
6.83
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.151
1.151
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
37.58
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.97
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
32.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Mike Cather and Bruce Ruffin

Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
8.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.87
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.213
0.213
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cather and Bruce Ruffin

Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
45000
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA