Ed Lagger vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Ed Lagger
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Lagger 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 11 and 2.278 for Ed Lagger. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Lagger and Bruce Ruffin

Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.5
8.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
13.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
47.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
11.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.278
2.278
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
40
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.5
47.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Ed Lagger and Bruce Ruffin

Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.375
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Lagger and Bruce Ruffin

Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
8
800
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-63.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lagger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lagger
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA