Lefty Clarke vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Lefty Clarke
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Lefty Clarke and Bruce Ruffin are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bruce Ruffin posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.19 vs 5.4) and WHIP (1.546 vs 1.800). Lefty Clarke had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.65). By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Clarke and Bruce Ruffin

Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
41.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Lefty Clarke and Bruce Ruffin

Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Clarke and Bruce Ruffin

Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA