Steven Cruz vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Steven Cruz
Gen ZD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Steven Cruz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steven Cruz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.219 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Steven Cruz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steven Cruz and Bruce Ruffin

Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
8.72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.66
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
6.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
8.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
37.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
33.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Steven Cruz and Bruce Ruffin

Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
8.72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.194
0.194
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steven Cruz and Bruce Ruffin

Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
600
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA