Chet Falk vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Chet Falk
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Chet Falk 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 6.04 and 1.849 for Chet Falk. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chet Falk and Bruce Ruffin

Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
3.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
6.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
114.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
12.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
4.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.611
0.611
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
41.91
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
7.61
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.61
7.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.849
1.849
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
37.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.91
41.91
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Chet Falk and Bruce Ruffin

Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chet Falk and Bruce Ruffin

Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
45
586.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
573.91
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
156.52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
143.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.11
53.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
169.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
182.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
52.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
39.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.97
64.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.2
9.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA