Clayton Lambert vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Clayton Lambert
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Clayton Lambert 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 5.4 and 1.474 for Clayton Lambert. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clayton Lambert and Bruce Ruffin

Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
9.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.26
9.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
3.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.806
0.806
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
38.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.474
1.474
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
33.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Clayton Lambert and Bruce Ruffin

Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clayton Lambert and Bruce Ruffin

Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
1114.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
10.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.09
-4.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA