Tyler Clippard vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Tyler Clippard
MillenialKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Tyler Clippard as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tyler Clippard led in run prevention (ERA+ 120 vs 86), strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 91), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 88 vs 80). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 78). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Tyler Clippard.

Pitching Stats for Tyler Clippard and Bruce Ruffin

Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
8.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.58
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.76
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.45
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
3.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.199
0.199
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2617
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
872.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
6.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.45
6.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
3.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
956
9.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.86
9.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3575
36.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
3.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3145
32.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.88
36.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Tyler Clippard and Bruce Ruffin

Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
8.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2617
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
872.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.97
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.91
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.62
93.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.109
0.109
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tyler Clippard and Bruce Ruffin

Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
807
26900
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
15
500
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
19.7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
12.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.8
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA