Caleb Ferguson vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Caleb Ferguson
MillenialOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Caleb Ferguson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Caleb Ferguson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 168 vs 122), walk avoidance (BB%+ 111 vs 80), and run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 86). Role difference aside, Caleb Ferguson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Caleb Ferguson and Bruce Ruffin

Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
9.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.66
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.54
58.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.66
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
981
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
8.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
3.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
10.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.05
10.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.511
1.511
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1412
38.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
4.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.66
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1242
34.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.86
38.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Caleb Ferguson and Bruce Ruffin

Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
9.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
981
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.18
93.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.123
0.123
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Caleb Ferguson and Bruce Ruffin

Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
334
28628.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
47.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
36.87
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.8
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA