Mike Couchee vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Mike Couchee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Couchee 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 5.14 and 1.357 for Mike Couchee. 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 Couchee and Bruce Ruffin

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Mike Couchee and Bruce Ruffin

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Couchee and Bruce Ruffin

Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2400
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Couchee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA