Stan Clarke vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Stan Clarke
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Stan Clarke 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 6.79 and 1.820 for Stan Clarke. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Stan Clarke and Bruce Ruffin

Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
6.79
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.65
7.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
11.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
4.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
5.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.098
1.098
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
41.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
6.79
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.787
1.787
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
35.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.16
41.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Stan Clarke and Bruce Ruffin

Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Stan Clarke and Bruce Ruffin

Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
50
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
600
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA