Sam Long vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Sam Long
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Sam 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 88), strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 82), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 87). Sam Long held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 101 vs 80). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bruce Ruffin.

Pitching Stats for Sam Long and Bruce Ruffin

Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
4.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
8.83
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
7.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
39.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
5.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
34.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Sam Long and Bruce Ruffin

Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
6.91
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Long and Bruce Ruffin

Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
8836.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
4.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-17.94
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA