Bert Conn vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Bert Conn
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Bert Conn 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 7.77 and 2.466 for Bert Conn. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Conn and Bruce Ruffin

Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.85
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
7.77
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.77
7.77
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.79
10.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.378
0.378
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
15.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.53
15.53
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6.66
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.85
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.945
0.945
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
49.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
14.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.05
14.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.466
2.466
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
41.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.93
49.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Bert Conn and Bruce Ruffin

Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.34
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.38
84.37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Conn and Bruce Ruffin

Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PA
12
232.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
580.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.694
0.694
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
154.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
65.66
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
232.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
174.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
135.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
174.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.7
71.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA