Roscoe Coughlin vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Roscoe Coughlin
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Roscoe Coughlin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roscoe Coughlin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.1 and WHIP 1.532 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Roscoe Coughlin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roscoe Coughlin and Bruce Ruffin

Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.18
41.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.47
89.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
10.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
2.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.731
0.731
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.81
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
710
40.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
6.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
640
36.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.96
40.96
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Roscoe Coughlin and Bruce Ruffin

Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.08
96.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.579
2.579
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roscoe Coughlin and Bruce Ruffin

Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
19
165.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
539.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
113.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
54.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
165.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
173.91
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.596
0.596
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
56.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
60.87
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
182.61
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roscoe Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA