Mark Leiter Jr. vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Mark Leiter Jr.
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Mark Leiter Jr. as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mark Leiter Jr. led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 113 vs 80), strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 91), and run prevention (ERA+ 94 vs 86). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 89). Role difference aside, Mark Leiter Jr. holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mark Leiter Jr. and Bruce Ruffin

Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
6.9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Mark Leiter Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.56
35.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Mark Leiter Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
4.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Mark Leiter Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Mark Leiter Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1057
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
352.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Mark Leiter Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
8.61
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Mark Leiter Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Mark Leiter Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Mark Leiter Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Mark Leiter Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Mark Leiter Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
10.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Mark Leiter Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.12
10.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Mark Leiter Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.496
1.496
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Mark Leiter Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Mark Leiter Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1544
39.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Mark Leiter Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
5.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Mark Leiter Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Mark Leiter Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Mark Leiter Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1370
35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Mark Leiter Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Mark Leiter Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.44
39.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Mark Leiter Jr. and Bruce Ruffin

Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
6.9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1057
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
352.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Mark Leiter Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Mark Leiter Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Leiter Jr. and Bruce Ruffin

Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
270
5586.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
579.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
1.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Mark Leiter Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.91
-39.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
289.66
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
2.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.8
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Leiter Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA