Derek Law vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Derek Law
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Derek Law as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Derek Law led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 127 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 126 vs 86), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 111 vs 96). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 90). Role difference aside, Derek Law holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Derek Law and Bruce Ruffin

Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
8.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.1
56.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
1038
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
8.77
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.94
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
8.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
1497
38.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
4.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.94
38.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Derek Law and Bruce Ruffin

Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
8.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
1038
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.53
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.92
94.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.174
0.174
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Derek Law and Bruce Ruffin

Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PAverified
322
96600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Law
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA