Gene Ford vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Gene Ford
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Gene 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.546 compared to 9.56 and 2.188 for Gene Ford. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Ford and Bruce Ruffin

Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
9.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
12.94
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.94
12.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
0.875
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
46.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
9.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.188
2.188
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
39.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.13
46.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Gene Ford and Bruce Ruffin

Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Ford and Bruce Ruffin

Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
6.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA