Red Long vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Red Long
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Red Long as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Red Long posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.13 and WHIP 0.875 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Red Long had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Red Long and Bruce Ruffin

Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.148
0.148
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
34.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.875
0.875
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
30.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.88
34.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Red Long and Bruce Ruffin

Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Red Long and Bruce Ruffin

Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA