Charley Lightner vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Charley Lightner
Lost GenerationArkansasNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Charley Lightner and Bruce Ruffin are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bruce Ruffin posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.19 vs 8.03) and WHIP (1.546 vs 2.595). Charley Lightner had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.65). By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Charley Lightner and Bruce Ruffin

Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
10.95
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.95
10.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
12.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.41
12.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.622
1.622
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
48.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
10.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.595
2.595
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
34.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.89
48.89
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Charley Lightner and Bruce Ruffin

Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charley Lightner and Bruce Ruffin

Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
123.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
400
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
1.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
151.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA