Scott Linebrink vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Scott Linebrink
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Linebrink as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Linebrink led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 86), and strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 91). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 67). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Scott Linebrink.

Pitching Stats for Scott Linebrink and Bruce Ruffin

Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
8.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.58
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.53
57.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
1970
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
656.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
8.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
3.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
7.77
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
2778
38.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.84
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.77
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
2483
34.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Scott Linebrink and Bruce Ruffin

Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
8.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
1970
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
656.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.4
91.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Linebrink and Bruce Ruffin

Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607
18210
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
540
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
31.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
32.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
300
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA