Tom Ford vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Tom Ford
Pre-GenerationalTennesseeNorth AmericaBrooklyn GladiatorsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom 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 4.94 and 2.059 for Tom 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 Tom Ford and Bruce Ruffin

Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.94
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.87
6.87
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
12.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
6.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.922
0.922
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
45.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.059
2.059
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.18
45.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Tom Ford and Bruce Ruffin

Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.99
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Ford and Bruce Ruffin

Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
11
206.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
581.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
2.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.98
-37.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA