Joe Conzelman vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Joe Conzelman
Lost GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Conzelman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Conzelman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.92 and WHIP 1.267 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Joe Conzelman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Conzelman and Bruce Ruffin

Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
2.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.66
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Joe Conzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Joe Conzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Joe Conzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.92
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Joe Conzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Joe Conzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Joe Conzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Joe Conzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
163.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Joe Conzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
7.82
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Joe Conzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.82
7.82
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Joe Conzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Joe Conzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Joe Conzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Joe Conzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Joe Conzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Joe Conzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
3.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.827
0.827
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Joe Conzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Joe Conzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Joe Conzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
663
36.53
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Joe Conzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Joe Conzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Joe Conzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Joe Conzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Joe Conzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
32.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Joe Conzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Joe Conzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.53
36.53
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Joe Conzelman and Bruce Ruffin

Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Joe Conzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Joe Conzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Joe Conzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.056
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Conzelman and Bruce Ruffin

Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
54
771.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Joe Conzelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
57.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
57.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
4.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
57.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
57.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Joe Conzelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.64
-23.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Conzelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
200
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Joe Conzelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Conzelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Conzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA