Dave LaPoint vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Dave LaPoint
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave LaPoint and Bruce Ruffin are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 89 for Dave LaPoint and 86 for Bruce Ruffin, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 95 and 96 respectively. If forced to pick, Bruce Ruffin gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Dave LaPoint and Bruce Ruffin

Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
1.78
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.19
48.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.21
77.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
4.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4460
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1486.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
1598
9.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.67
9.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
3.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
802
4.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.916
0.916
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6471
39.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
4.53
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.92
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.451
1.451
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5769
34.92
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.17
39.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Dave LaPoint and Bruce Ruffin

Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
1.78
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4460
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1486.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
1.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
1.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.27
96.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.21
77.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave LaPoint and Bruce Ruffin

Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
294
588
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
300
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
251
502
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
50
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
6.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
30
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-4.2
-8.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
16
32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
164
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.66
3.66
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
7
14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.8
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA