Clarence Currie vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Clarence Currie
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows 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 Clarence Currie as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clarence Currie posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.363 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Clarence Currie had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clarence Currie and Bruce Ruffin

Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.7
71.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1114
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
371.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
9.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
2.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1567
37.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
5.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.363
1.363
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1425
34.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Clarence Currie and Bruce Ruffin

Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1113
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
3.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
4.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.81
92.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.925
2.925
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clarence Currie and Bruce Ruffin

Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
55
235.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
140
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
552.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
85.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
72.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
21.95
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
102.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
115.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
38.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
60
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.78
16.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
6
25.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
180
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA