Grant Jackson vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Grant Jackson 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 71), strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 84). Grant Jackson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 92 vs 80). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bruce Ruffin.

Pitching Stats for Grant Jackson and Bruce Ruffin

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.45
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
8.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
889
5.89
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5749
38.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5112
33.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Grant Jackson and Bruce Ruffin

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4078
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
1.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
1.49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.36
93.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Jackson and Bruce Ruffin

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
1709.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
252
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
236
561.9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
64.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.48
17.81
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
95.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.62
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
83.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
3.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
214.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA