Bill Crouch vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Bill Crouch
Greatest GenerationDelawareThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Crouch as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Crouch posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.47 and WHIP 1.355 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Bill Crouch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Crouch and Bruce Ruffin

Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
2.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
3.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
467
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
9.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
3.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.687
0.687
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
654
37.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.82
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.356
1.356
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
34.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.81
37.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Bill Crouch and Bruce Ruffin

Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Crouch and Bruce Ruffin

Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
50
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
50
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
41
492
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
60
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.75
-20.95
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
120
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
60
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.8
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA