Oscar Fuhr vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Oscar Fuhr
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Oscar Fuhr 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 6.35 and 1.810 for Oscar Fuhr. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Oscar Fuhr and Bruce Ruffin

Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.61
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.4
25.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
6.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
527
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
175.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
12.76
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.76
12.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
3.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
3.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
837
42.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
8.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.81
1.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
38.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.88
42.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Oscar Fuhr and Bruce Ruffin

Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.72
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.937
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Oscar Fuhr and Bruce Ruffin

Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PA
63
821.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
560.87
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.44
31.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
130.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
143.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
52.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
130.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
36.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
52.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.5
11.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Fuhr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Fuhr
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA