Jerry Crider vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Jerry Crider
Silent GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Jerry Crider 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 4.51 and 1.579 for Jerry Crider. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Crider and Bruce Ruffin

Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.99
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Jerry Crider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.98
16.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Jerry Crider
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
4.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jerry Crider
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
9.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Jerry Crider
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jerry Crider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Jerry Crider
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Jerry Crider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
4.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Jerry Crider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Jerry Crider
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Jerry Crider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
524
39.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Jerry Crider
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
4.81
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Jerry Crider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Jerry Crider
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
34.9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Jerry Crider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Jerry Crider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.41
39.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Jerry Crider and Bruce Ruffin

Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.99
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Jerry Crider
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.98
16.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Crider and Bruce Ruffin

Jerry Crider
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
908.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
565.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Jerry Crider
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jerry Crider
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Jerry Crider
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.45
24.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
154.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Jerry Crider
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jerry Crider
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jerry Crider
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Jerry Crider
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Jerry Crider
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jerry Crider
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Jerry Crider
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Jerry Crider
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
14.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Crider
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
120
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Jerry Crider
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Crider
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.8
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Crider
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA