Bob Clark vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Bob Clark
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Clark 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 5.44 and 1.968 for Bob Clark. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Clark and Bruce Ruffin

Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
5.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.13
8.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.402
0.402
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
14.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.38
14.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
39.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.968
1.968
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
35.77
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Bob Clark and Bruce Ruffin

Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Clark and Bruce Ruffin

Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
16
738.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
12.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
3.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA