Jack Leiper vs. Scott Ruffcorn — Career Comparison

Jack Leiper
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColumbus SolonsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Scott Ruffcorn
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scott Ruffcorn built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Leiper as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Leiper posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.4 and WHIP 1.778 compared to 8.57 and 2.232 for Scott Ruffcorn. By the career numbers, Jack Leiper had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Leiper and Scott Ruffcorn

Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.2
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.84
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.15
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.02
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.8
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.4
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
8.57
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.54
6.54
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
27
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70.1
9
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
8.2
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
11
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.02
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
7.8
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
8.96
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.8
7.8
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.96
8.96
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.8
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
5.89
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.289
1.289
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.649
1.649
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.15
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.8
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.15
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
43.6
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
46.96
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.64
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
8.6
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
9.85
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.85
9.85
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.51
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.9
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.9
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.778
1.778
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.218
2.218
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
35
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
35.45
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.6
43.6
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.96
46.96

Fielding Stats for Jack Leiper and Scott Ruffcorn

Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.26
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.84
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.15
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
27
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70.1
9
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.72
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.64
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.44
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.64
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.51
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.7
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.79
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.16
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.28
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.714
1.714
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Leiper and Scott Ruffcorn

Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2250
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
10.96
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.35
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.11
-3.09
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-23.6
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Ruffcorn
Career
Per 600 PA