Paul Lindblad vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Paul Lindblad
Silent GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Paul Lindblad as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Ruffin led in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 69), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 89), and strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 89). Paul Lindblad held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 118 vs 80). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bruce Ruffin.

Pitching Stats for Paul Lindblad and Bruce Ruffin

Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
4.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.91
51.91
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.45
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
3.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1157
8.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
2.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
4.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.869
0.869
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5091
37.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.91
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
3.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4603
34.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.75
37.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Paul Lindblad and Bruce Ruffin

Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
4.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3648
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1216
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
1.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.75
97.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.399
0.399
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Paul Lindblad and Bruce Ruffin

Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
657
2795.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 600 PA
141
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
565.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.497
0.497
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
110.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
80.85
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
29.79
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.46
31.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
148.94
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
119.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.53
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.53
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
46.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.71
28.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
148.94
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.03
4.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Lindblad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Lindblad
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA