Tom Clyde vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Tom Clyde
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Clyde 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 9 and 1.833 for Tom Clyde. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Clyde and Bruce Ruffin

Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.67
7.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
10.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
40.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Tom Clyde and Bruce Ruffin

Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Clyde and Bruce Ruffin

Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
1200
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA