Willie Cathey vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Willie Cathey
UnknownThrows LeftBats LeftIndianapolis ClownsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Willie Cathey and Bruce Ruffin are fairly close on the surface numbers. Willie Cathey carried a career ERA of 5.17 against Bruce Ruffin's 4.19. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Willie Cathey and Bruce Ruffin — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Cathey and Bruce Ruffin

Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
6.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
39.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
6.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.97
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
36.7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.315
0.315
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Willie Cathey and Bruce Ruffin

Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.78
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Cathey and Bruce Ruffin

Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
10
240
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
528
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
3.58
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.85
-20.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA