Ron Law vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Ron Law
Baby BoomersCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Law 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 4.99 and 2.045 for Ron Law. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Law and Bruce Ruffin

Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
6.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Ron Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Ron Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Ron Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.99
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Ron Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
11.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Ron Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Ron Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Ron Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ron Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Ron Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
4.99
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Ron Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Ron Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Ron Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ron Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
43.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Ron Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Ron Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Ron Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.949
1.949
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
37.49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Ron Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Ron Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.68
43.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Ron Law and Bruce Ruffin

Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
6.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Ron Law
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Law
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Law and Bruce Ruffin

Ron Law
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ron Law
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
3000
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Ron Law
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Ron Law
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Ron Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Ron Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ron Law
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Ron Law
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Ron Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Ron Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Ron Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ron Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Law
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Ron Law
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Ron Law
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Ron Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Ron Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ron Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Ron Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Ron Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ron Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ron Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ron Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Ron Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Ron Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Ron Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-32.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Ron Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Ron Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Ron Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Ron Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ron Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Ron Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Law
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.8
Ron Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Law
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Law
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA