Jake Fishman vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Jake Fishman
MillenialMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMiami MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake Fishman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jake Fishman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.182 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Jake Fishman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jake Fishman and Bruce Ruffin

Jake Fishman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jake Fishman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Jake Fishman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Jake Fishman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Jake Fishman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Jake Fishman
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Jake Fishman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Jake Fishman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Jake Fishman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jake Fishman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Jake Fishman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Jake Fishman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jake Fishman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Jake Fishman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jake Fishman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jake Fishman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jake Fishman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jake Fishman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
10.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Jake Fishman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.64
10.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Jake Fishman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Jake Fishman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Jake Fishman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jake Fishman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Jake Fishman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Jake Fishman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jake Fishman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
4.91
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Jake Fishman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Jake Fishman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Jake Fishman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Jake Fishman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Jake Fishman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Jake Fishman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jake Fishman
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
39.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Jake Fishman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Jake Fishman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Jake Fishman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Jake Fishman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Jake Fishman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Jake Fishman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Jake Fishman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Jake Fishman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
36.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Jake Fishman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Jake Fishman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Jake Fishman
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.27
39.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Jake Fishman and Bruce Ruffin

Jake Fishman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jake Fishman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Jake Fishman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Jake Fishman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jake Fishman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jake Fishman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Jake Fishman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Jake Fishman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Jake Fishman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Jake Fishman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Jake Fishman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Jake Fishman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Jake Fishman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Jake Fishman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Jake Fishman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Fishman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Fishman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Fishman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Fishman and Bruce Ruffin

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