Roy Face vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Roy Face
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Face as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roy Face posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.320 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Roy Face had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Face and Bruce Ruffin

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
5.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.26
52.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.45
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
3.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4125
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1375
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1347
8.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
2.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
877
5.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5691
37.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
3.76
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
3.87
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5315
34.79
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Roy Face and Bruce Ruffin

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
6.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
3773
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1257.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
2.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.76
95.76
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.373
0.373
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Face and Bruce Ruffin

Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
853
2391.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
214
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PAverified
194
543.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
86.92
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.93
13.82
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
95.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
92.52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
5.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
131.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.55
4.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Face
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA