Norm Lehr vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Norm Lehr
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows 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 Norm Lehr as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Norm Lehr posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.07 and WHIP 1.023 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Norm Lehr had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Norm Lehr and Bruce Ruffin

Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
6.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
35.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
33.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.59
35.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Norm Lehr and Bruce Ruffin

Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Norm Lehr and Bruce Ruffin

Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Lehr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Lehr
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA