Jackie Collum vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Jackie Collum
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Jackie Collum as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jackie Collum posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.15 and WHIP 1.431 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Jackie Collum had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jackie Collum and Bruce Ruffin

Jackie Collum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
3.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.64
21.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
4.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1392
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
9.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.31
9.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
3.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
3.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.741
0.741
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1977
38.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
4.79
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1788
34.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Jackie Collum and Bruce Ruffin

Jackie Collum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
4.99
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 9 Innings
925
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 9 Innings
308.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
4.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
4.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.21
95.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.813
0.813
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.45
13.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jackie Collum and Bruce Ruffin

Jackie Collum
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 600 PA
171
712.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 600 PA
144
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 600 PA
118
491.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
120.83
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
95.83
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.83
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.45
51.87
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
154.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
179.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.635
0.635
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
62.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
54.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
112.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.34
59.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
54.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
37.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
1.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jackie Collum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jackie Collum
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA