Jim Lehew vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Jim Lehew
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Lehew as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Lehew posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.54 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Jim Lehew had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Lehew and Bruce Ruffin

Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
8.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
35.49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
33.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.49
35.49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Jim Lehew and Bruce Ruffin

Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.625
0.625
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Lehew and Bruce Ruffin

Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
4800
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lehew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lehew
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA