Tony Cloninger vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Tony Cloninger
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Bruce Ruffin a clear advantage over Tony Cloninger across the core pitching metrics. Bruce Ruffin led in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 93), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 82), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 80 vs 67). Bruce Ruffin was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Tony Cloninger and Bruce Ruffin

Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
1.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.81
53.81
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.17
70.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
4.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5303
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1643
8.37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.37
8.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
4.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1120
5.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7624
38.82
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
4.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.381
1.381
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6768
34.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Tony Cloninger and Bruce Ruffin

Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
1.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5302
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
2.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.79
93.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.17
70.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Cloninger and Bruce Ruffin

Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PA
366
326.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
673
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
341
600
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
621
553.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
106.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
80.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
14.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.81
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
25.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.57
33.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
153.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
115.9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
57.95
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
59.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
107.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.39
28.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PA
9
8.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
143.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.18
4.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
34.77
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA