Ron Davis vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Ron Davis
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Davis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Ruffin led in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 67), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 88), and run prevention (ERA+ 86 vs 79). Ron Davis held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 91). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bruce Ruffin.

Pitching Stats for Ron Davis and Bruce Ruffin

Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.45
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
4.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
8.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.99
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
3.62
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
7.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3217
38.78
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
4.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
4.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2826
34.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Ron Davis and Bruce Ruffin

Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Davis and Bruce Ruffin

Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
48100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.64
-64.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA