Larry Dierker vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Larry Dierker a clear advantage over Bruce Ruffin across the core pitching metrics. Larry Dierker led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 104 vs 86), and strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 91). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 91). Larry Dierker was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Larry Dierker and Bruce Ruffin

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1493
5.76
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Bruce Ruffin

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Bruce Ruffin

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
341
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
60.96
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.37
13.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
91.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.8
-1.92
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
186.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.8
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA