Jim Crawford vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Jim Crawford
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Crawford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Crawford led in strikeout rate (K%+ 113 vs 91), walk avoidance (BB%+ 98 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 96). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 111). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jim Crawford.

Pitching Stats for Jim Crawford and Bruce Ruffin

Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.78
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.88
34.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.73
7.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
4.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1294
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
431.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477
9.95
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
5.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.062
1.062
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1923
40.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
5.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.528
1.528
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1675
34.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Jim Crawford and Bruce Ruffin

Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.77
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1295
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
431.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.46
96.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.602
0.602
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.73
7.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Crawford and Bruce Ruffin

Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
3194.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
141.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
105.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
56.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
176.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
194.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.565
0.565
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.48
61.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
176.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.8
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA