Gene Lansing vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Gene Lansing
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Gene Lansing 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 5.98 and 1.672 for Gene Lansing. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Lansing and Bruce Ruffin

Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
3.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Gene Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Gene Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.98
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Gene Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
10.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Gene Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Gene Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Gene Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Gene Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.87
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Gene Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
3.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.885
0.885
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Gene Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Gene Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Gene Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
40.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.77
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Gene Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Gene Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Gene Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.672
1.672
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
35.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Gene Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Gene Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Gene Lansing and Bruce Ruffin

Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Gene Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Gene Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Lansing and Bruce Ruffin

Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
15
692.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
11
507.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
1.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Gene Lansing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Gene Lansing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-24.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lansing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
276.92
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
2.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Gene Lansing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lansing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA