Clay Fauver vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Clay Fauver
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Clay Fauver as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clay Fauver posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 1.444 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Clay Fauver had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clay Fauver and Bruce Ruffin

Clay Fauver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Clay Fauver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Clay Fauver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Clay Fauver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Clay Fauver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Clay Fauver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Clay Fauver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Clay Fauver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Clay Fauver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Clay Fauver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Clay Fauver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Clay Fauver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Clay Fauver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Clay Fauver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Clay Fauver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Clay Fauver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Clay Fauver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Clay Fauver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Clay Fauver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Clay Fauver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Clay Fauver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Clay Fauver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Clay Fauver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Clay Fauver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Clay Fauver and Bruce Ruffin

Clay Fauver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Clay Fauver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Clay Fauver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Clay Fauver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Fauver and Bruce Ruffin

Clay Fauver
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Clay Fauver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Fauver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Fauver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Fauver
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA