Doc Leitner vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Doc Leitner
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Doc Leitner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Ruffin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.546 compared to 5.68 and 1.692 for Doc Leitner. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Leitner and Bruce Ruffin

Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.83
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
9.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.83
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
3.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.046
1.046
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.66
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
42.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
9.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.692
1.692
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
36.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.51
42.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Doc Leitner and Bruce Ruffin

Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.625
0.625
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Leitner and Bruce Ruffin

Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
8
177.78
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
14.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
2.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
5.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Leitner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA