Oscar Childs vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Oscar Childs
UnknownMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Oscar Childs as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Ruffin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.546 compared to 9.64 and 2.893 for Oscar Childs. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Oscar Childs and Bruce Ruffin

Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Oscar Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Oscar Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
9.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.95
14.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.523
0.523
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Oscar Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
22.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.18
22.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Oscar Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Oscar Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Oscar Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Oscar Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Oscar Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Oscar Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Oscar Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
49.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Oscar Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
14.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.46
14.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Oscar Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.89
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Oscar Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.893
2.893
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
42.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Oscar Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.18
49.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Oscar Childs and Bruce Ruffin

Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Oscar Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Oscar Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Oscar Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Oscar Childs and Bruce Ruffin

Oscar Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Oscar Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA