Joe Connors vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Connors 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 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and Bruce Ruffin

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Bruce Ruffin

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Bruce Ruffin

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA