Steve Falteisek vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Steve Falteisek
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Falteisek 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 5.85 and 1.600 for Steve Falteisek. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Falteisek and Bruce Ruffin

Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
6.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Steve Falteisek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Steve Falteisek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Steve Falteisek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
11.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Steve Falteisek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Steve Falteisek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Steve Falteisek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Steve Falteisek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Steve Falteisek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Steve Falteisek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Steve Falteisek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
38.7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Steve Falteisek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
6.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Steve Falteisek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Steve Falteisek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.98
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
34.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Steve Falteisek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.349
0.349
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.7
38.7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Steve Falteisek and Bruce Ruffin

Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
6.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Steve Falteisek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Steve Falteisek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.133
0.133
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Falteisek and Bruce Ruffin

Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
2400
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Steve Falteisek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-45.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Falteisek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Falteisek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Falteisek
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA