Alex Cobb vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Alex Cobb
MillenialMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Alex Cobb a clear advantage over Bruce Ruffin across the core pitching metrics. Alex Cobb led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 114 vs 86), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 96). Alex Cobb was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Alex Cobb and Bruce Ruffin

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
1.58
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.97
50.97
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
3.84
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3983
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1327.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1307
8.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
2.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
7.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.51
7.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5577
37.81
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
4.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5102
34.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.81
37.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Alex Cobb and Bruce Ruffin

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
1.58
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3983
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1327.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
2.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.67
94.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Cobb and Bruce Ruffin

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
233
5376.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
553.85
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
6.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1
-23.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.8
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA