Lance Clemons vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Lance Clemons
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Lance Clemons 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 6.06 and 1.850 for Lance Clemons. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lance Clemons and Bruce Ruffin

Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.05
21.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
6.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
10.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.6
10.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
5.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.76
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
5.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.76
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
43.91
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
7.82
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.766
1.766
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
37.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.314
0.314
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.91
43.91
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Lance Clemons and Bruce Ruffin

Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.53
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.421
0.421
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.05
21.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lance Clemons and Bruce Ruffin

Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
1140
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.15
1.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.02
121.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
420
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.208
1.208
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
300
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
300
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
134.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA