Bob Long vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Bob Long
Baby BoomersTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Long 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 4.5 and 1.397 for Bob Long. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Long and Bruce Ruffin

Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
5.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
8.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
4.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
5.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.103
1.103
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
39.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
4.81
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
34.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.1
39.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Bob Long and Bruce Ruffin

Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
5.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Long and Bruce Ruffin

Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
3300
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
2.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.07
-6.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA