Alex Claudio vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Alex Claudio
MillenialP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Claudio as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Claudio led in home run suppression (HR9+ 216 vs 122), walk avoidance (BB%+ 172 vs 80), and run prevention (ERA+ 128 vs 86). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 67). Role difference aside, Alex Claudio holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Alex Claudio and Bruce Ruffin

Alex Claudio
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
9.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Alex Claudio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Alex Claudio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Alex Claudio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
3.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Alex Claudio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Alex Claudio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Alex Claudio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Alex Claudio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 9 Innings
1044
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Alex Claudio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
9.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Alex Claudio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.26
9.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Alex Claudio
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Alex Claudio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Alex Claudio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
2.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Alex Claudio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Alex Claudio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
6.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Alex Claudio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.44
6.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.989
0.989
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Alex Claudio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 9 Innings
1471
38.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Alex Claudio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
3.91
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Alex Claudio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Alex Claudio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Alex Claudio
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.98
Alex Claudio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.302
1.302
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1344
34.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Alex Claudio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Alex Claudio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.04
38.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Alex Claudio and Bruce Ruffin

Alex Claudio
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
9.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 9 Innings
1044
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.91
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Alex Claudio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Alex Claudio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Claudio and Bruce Ruffin

Alex Claudio
Career
Per 600 PA
10
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 600 PA
356
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
600
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Claudio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Claudio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Claudio
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA