Alex Lange vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Alex Lange
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Lange as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Lange led in run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 86), strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 96). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 119). Role difference aside, Alex Lange holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Alex Lange and Bruce Ruffin

Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
9.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.45
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
184.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
7.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
5.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
10.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.82
10.82
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.798
1.798
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.78
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
39.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.381
1.381
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
33.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.82
39.82
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Alex Lange and Bruce Ruffin

Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
9.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
184.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.78
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.3
96.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.133
0.133
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Lange and Bruce Ruffin

Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
196
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
600
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA