Dick Conway vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Dick Conway
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Conway 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 4.78 and 1.537 for Dick Conway. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Conway and Bruce Ruffin

Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.61
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
4.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
10.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.33
10.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
3.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.733
0.733
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.79
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1598
40.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
7.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.537
1.537
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1447
37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.9
6.9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.86
40.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Dick Conway and Bruce Ruffin

Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1518
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
2.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.28
88.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.915
1.915
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Conway and Bruce Ruffin

Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
58
154.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
225
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
544
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
125.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
106.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.24
51.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
146.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
181.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.572
0.572
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
72
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
37.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
109.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.58
57.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
53.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.91
0.91
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA