Craig Lefferts vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Craig Lefferts
Baby BoomersWest GermanyThrows LeftBats LeftEuropeSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Craig Lefferts as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Ruffin led in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 71), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 91), and strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 91). Craig Lefferts held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 80). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bruce Ruffin.

Pitching Stats for Craig Lefferts and Bruce Ruffin

Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
5.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.62
44.62
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.79
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.45
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
3.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3437
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1145.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
8.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
2.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
719
5.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4754
37.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
2.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
3.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4304
33.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Craig Lefferts and Bruce Ruffin

Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
5.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3437
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1145.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
1.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Craig Lefferts and Bruce Ruffin

Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
2844.9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
147
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
538.78
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
65.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
13.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
85.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
4
16.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
6
24.49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-4.95
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
261.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA