Thornton Lee vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Thornton Lee posted a stronger line than Bruce Ruffin. Thornton Lee posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.56 vs 4.19) and WHIP (1.358 vs 1.546). By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Thornton Lee and Bruce Ruffin

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
1.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Thornton Lee and Bruce Ruffin

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Thornton Lee and Bruce Ruffin

Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
341
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
113.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
91.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.79
29.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
143.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.01
27.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
18.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
141.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.8
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA