Mike Cook vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Mike Cook
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Cook 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 5.55 and 1.710 for Mike Cook. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Cook and Bruce Ruffin

Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
5.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.76
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
9.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.34
9.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
6.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.69
6.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
40.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
5.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.668
1.668
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
34.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.88
40.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Mike Cook and Bruce Ruffin

Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
5.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cook and Bruce Ruffin

Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
600
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA