Dave Ford vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Dave Ford
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Ford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Ruffin led in strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 54), home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 108), and run prevention (ERA+ 86 vs 73). Dave Ford held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 189 vs 80). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bruce Ruffin.

Pitching Stats for Dave Ford and Bruce Ruffin

Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
2.97
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.69
15.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
4.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
154.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
9.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.31
9.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.87
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
2.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.504
0.504
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
635
36.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
4.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.241
1.241
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
589
34.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.95
36.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Dave Ford and Bruce Ruffin

Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
2.97
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
154.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.569
0.569
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.69
15.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Ford and Bruce Ruffin

Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
600
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA