Ryan Franklin vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Ryan Franklin
Gen XArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Franklin 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 home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 75), strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 67), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 84). Ryan Franklin held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 80). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bruce Ruffin.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Franklin and Bruce Ruffin

Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
3.99
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.93
44.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.92
19.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.45
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3603
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1201
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1230
9.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.22
9.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
1.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
668
5.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5113
38.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
4.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4642
34.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.32
38.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Ryan Franklin and Bruce Ruffin

Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
3.99
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3603
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1201
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.87
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
1.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
1.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.92
19.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Franklin and Bruce Ruffin

Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532
12276.92
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
22
507.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
8.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.25
-5.76
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
276.92
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
2.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA