Wes Curry vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Wes Curry
Pre-GenerationalDelawareNorth AmericaRichmond VirginiansAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Wes Curry 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 5.06 and 1.125 for Wes Curry. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wes Curry and Bruce Ruffin

Wes Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Wes Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Wes Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Wes Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Wes Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Wes Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Wes Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Wes Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Wes Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Wes Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Wes Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Wes Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Wes Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Wes Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Wes Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Wes Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Wes Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Wes Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
8.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Wes Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Wes Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Wes Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Wes Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Wes Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Wes Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Wes Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Wes Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Wes Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Wes Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Wes Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Wes Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Wes Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Wes Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Wes Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
40.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Wes Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Wes Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
7.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Wes Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Wes Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Wes Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Wes Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Wes Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Wes Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
38.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Wes Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Wes Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Wes Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Wes Curry and Bruce Ruffin

Wes Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Wes Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Wes Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Wes Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Wes Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Wes Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Wes Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Wes Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Wes Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Wes Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Wes Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Wes Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Wes Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Wes Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Wes Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wes Curry and Bruce Ruffin

Wes Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Wes Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Wes Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Wes Curry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Wes Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Wes Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Wes Curry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Wes Curry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Wes Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Wes Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Wes Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Wes Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Curry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Wes Curry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Wes Curry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Wes Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Wes Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Wes Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Wes Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Wes Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Wes Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Wes Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Wes Curry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Wes Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Wes Curry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Wes Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
45.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Wes Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Wes Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Wes Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Wes Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Wes Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Wes Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Wes Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA