Guy Cooper vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Guy Cooper
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Guy Cooper 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 5.33 and 1.444 for Guy Cooper. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Guy Cooper and Bruce Ruffin

Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
8.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
0.778
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
36.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.33
36.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Guy Cooper and Bruce Ruffin

Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Guy Cooper and Bruce Ruffin

Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
900
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-60
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA