Whitey Ford vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Whitey Ford
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Whitey Ford a clear advantage over Bruce Ruffin across the core pitching metrics. Whitey Ford led in run prevention (ERA+ 129 vs 86), walk avoidance (BB%+ 91 vs 80), and strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 91). Whitey Ford was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Whitey Ford and Bruce Ruffin

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
1.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.01
69.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.95
87.95
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
2.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9511
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2766
7.85
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
0.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1086
3.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1956
5.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13036
37.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11922
33.84
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Whitey Ford and Bruce Ruffin

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8554
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2851.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.99
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
2.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.05
96.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.52
79.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Whitey Ford and Bruce Ruffin

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500
248.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
341
600
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1023
508.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
87.91
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
76.99
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
9.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
10.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.22
27.92
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
101.82
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
145.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
45.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
34.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
77.98
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.79
29.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
224
111.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.39
5.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
32.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.99
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.97
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA