Brad Hand vs. Scott Ruffcorn — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Scott Ruffcorn
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scott Ruffcorn built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Hand as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brad Hand posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.290 compared to 8.57 and 2.232 for Scott Ruffcorn. By the career numbers, Brad Hand had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Hand and Scott Ruffcorn

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
3.84
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.15
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.02
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
8.57
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.54
6.54
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.1
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
11
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.93
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.02
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.46
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
8.96
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.96
8.96
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
5.89
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.649
1.649
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.34
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.15
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.54
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.15
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
46.96
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.64
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
9.85
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.85
9.85
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.35
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.51
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.64
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.218
2.218
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
35.45
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.96
46.96

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Scott Ruffcorn

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
3.84
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.15
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.1
9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.64
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.12
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.64
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.51
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.43
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.79
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.38
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.28
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Scott Ruffcorn

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2250
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
496.55
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.17
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
1.35
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.38
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.25
-29.32
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.31
-23.6
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
450
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA