Lep Long vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Lep Long
Lost GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Lep 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 2.500 for Lep 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 Lep Long and Bruce Ruffin

Lep Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lep Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Lep Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Lep Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Lep Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Lep Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Lep Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Lep Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Lep Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Lep Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Lep Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Lep Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Lep Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Lep Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Lep Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.405
0.405
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Lep Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Lep Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Lep Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
16.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Lep Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.88
16.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Lep Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Lep Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Lep Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Lep Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Lep Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Lep Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Lep Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Lep Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Lep Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Lep Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Lep Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Lep Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Lep Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lep Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
47.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Lep Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Lep Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Lep Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Lep Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Lep Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Lep Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Lep Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Lep Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Lep Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Lep Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Lep Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.25
47.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Lep Long and Bruce Ruffin

Lep Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lep Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Lep Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Lep Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Lep Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Lep Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Lep Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Lep Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Lep Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Lep Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Lep Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Lep Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Lep Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Lep Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Lep Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lep Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lep Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lep Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lep Long and Bruce Ruffin

Lep Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Lep Long
Career
Per 600 PA
4
800
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Lep Long
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Lep Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Lep Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Lep Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Lep Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Lep Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Lep Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Lep Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lep Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lep Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Lep Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lep Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lep Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lep Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Lep Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Lep Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Lep Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Lep Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Lep Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Lep Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Lep Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Lep Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Lep Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Lep Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Lep Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Lep Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Lep Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Lep Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lep Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Lep Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lep Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Lep Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Lep Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Lep Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Lep Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lep Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Lep Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lep Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lep Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lep Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA