Mike Crudale vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Mike Crudale
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth 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 Mike Crudale as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Crudale posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.09 and WHIP 1.227 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Mike Crudale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Crudale and Bruce Ruffin

Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
8.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
6.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
37.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.186
1.186
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
32.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Mike Crudale and Bruce Ruffin

Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
8.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.183
0.183
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Crudale and Bruce Ruffin

Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
21300
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Crudale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Crudale
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA