Brandon League vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Brandon League
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Brandon League as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brandon League led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 102 vs 86), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 96). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 102). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Brandon League.

Pitching Stats for Brandon League and Bruce Ruffin

Brandon League
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brandon League
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
8.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Brandon League
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Brandon League
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Brandon League
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Brandon League
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.55
43.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Brandon League
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Brandon League
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Brandon League
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Brandon League
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.45
Brandon League
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
3.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Brandon League
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Brandon League
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Brandon League
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Brandon League
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Brandon League
Career
Per 9 Innings
1596
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Brandon League
Career
Per 9 Innings
532
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Brandon League
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
8.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Brandon League
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Brandon League
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Brandon League
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Brandon League
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Brandon League
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Brandon League
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Brandon League
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Brandon League
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
6.34
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Brandon League
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.34
6.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Brandon League
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Brandon League
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.053
1.053
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Brandon League
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Brandon League
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Brandon League
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Brandon League
Career
Per 9 Innings
2264
38.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Brandon League
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
3.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Brandon League
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
4.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Brandon League
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Brandon League
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Brandon League
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Brandon League
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.98
Brandon League
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Brandon League
Career
Per 9 Innings
2018
34.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Brandon League
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Brandon League
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Brandon League
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.3
38.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Brandon League and Bruce Ruffin

Brandon League
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brandon League
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
8.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Brandon League
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Brandon League
Career
Per 9 Innings
1596
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Brandon League
Career
Per 9 Innings
532
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Brandon League
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Brandon League
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Brandon League
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Brandon League
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
2.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Brandon League
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Brandon League
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.19
88.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Brandon League
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Brandon League
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Brandon League
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Brandon League
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon League
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon League
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon League
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon League and Bruce Ruffin

Brandon League
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Brandon League
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
99600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Brandon League
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Brandon League
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Brandon League
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Brandon League
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Brandon League
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Brandon League
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Brandon League
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Brandon League
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon League
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon League
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Brandon League
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brandon League
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon League
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon League
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
10.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Brandon League
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Brandon League
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Brandon League
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Brandon League
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Brandon League
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Brandon League
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Brandon League
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Brandon League
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Brandon League
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Brandon League
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Brandon League
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Brandon League
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Brandon League
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
21.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Brandon League
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon League
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Brandon League
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon League
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Brandon League
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Brandon League
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Brandon League
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Brandon League
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon League
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Brandon League
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon League
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon League
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon League
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA