Ron Locke vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Ron Locke
Silent GenerationRhode IslandThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Locke as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Locke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.645 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Ron Locke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Locke and Bruce Ruffin

Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
10.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.79
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
40.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.645
1.645
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
35.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.94
40.94
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Ron Locke and Bruce Ruffin

Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Locke and Bruce Ruffin

Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
1875
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-32.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA