Chad Cordero vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Chad Cordero
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Chad Cordero as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chad Cordero led in run prevention (ERA+ 157 vs 86), walk avoidance (BB%+ 120 vs 80), and strikeout rate (K%+ 115 vs 91). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 95). Role difference aside, Chad Cordero holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Chad Cordero and Bruce Ruffin

Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
8.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.45
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.89
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
991
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
330.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
7.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
3.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
8.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.271
1.271
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
1388
37.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
6.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.208
1.208
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
1235
33.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.82
37.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Chad Cordero and Bruce Ruffin

Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
8.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
991
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
330.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.87
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chad Cordero and Bruce Ruffin

Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PAverified
314
26914.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.48
-41.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA