Steve Frey vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Steve Frey
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Frey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Frey led in home run suppression (HR9+ 189 vs 122), run prevention (ERA+ 125 vs 86), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 80 vs 80). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 75). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Steve Frey.

Pitching Stats for Steve Frey and Bruce Ruffin

Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
9.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.53
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.45
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.76
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
8.79
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.89
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
4.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
4.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.023
1.023
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1335
39.52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
4.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.98
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1132
33.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.52
39.52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Steve Frey and Bruce Ruffin

Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
9.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.78
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Frey and Bruce Ruffin

Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
314
37680
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
3.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.12
-14.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA