Joe Corbett vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Joe Corbett
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Corbett as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Corbett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.42 and WHIP 1.430 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Joe Corbett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Corbett and Bruce Ruffin

Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.94
91.94
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.97
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
3.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1445
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
481.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
9.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
4.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2145
40.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
5.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1917
35.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.08
40.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Joe Corbett and Bruce Ruffin

Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1506
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.08
85.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.232
2.232
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.29
20.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Corbett and Bruce Ruffin

Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
72
181.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
238
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
230
579.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
136.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
103.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.77
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.29
46.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
173.95
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
153.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
161.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.92
50.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
6
15.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
70.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.5
8.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA