Ron Davis vs. Johnny Ruffin — Career Comparison

Ron Davis
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Johnny Ruffin
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Johnny Ruffin a clear advantage over Ron Davis across the core pitching metrics. Johnny Ruffin led in run prevention (ERA+ 109 vs 79), home run suppression (HR9+ 88 vs 67), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 103 vs 85). Ron Davis held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 110). Johnny Ruffin was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ron Davis and Johnny Ruffin

Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
5.8
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
6.38
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.46
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.64
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
47
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.57
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
4.05
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
4.13
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
27
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
9
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
8.86
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.59
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.99
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.15
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
3.62
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
4.27
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.68
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.51
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
597
7.2
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
7.48
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.201
1.201
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.47
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.83
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.27
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
38.78
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
39.17
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
4.1
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.84
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
4.35
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
4.59
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.32
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.23
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.68
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.87
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.429
1.429
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2826
34.06
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
34.16
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for Ron Davis and Johnny Ruffin

Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
5.8
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
6.38
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
27
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
9
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.96
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.73
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.47
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.74
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.42
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.7
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.72
96.72
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.37
97.37
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Davis and Johnny Ruffin

Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
48100
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
139
4905.88
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
9.9
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.64
-64.27
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.26
-9.26
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100