Ray Lucas vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Ray Lucas
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Lucas 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 5.79 and 1.607 for Ray Lucas. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Lucas and Bruce Ruffin

Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.79
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
9.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.661
0.661
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
40.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.95
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.607
1.607
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
35.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.98
40.98
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Ray Lucas and Bruce Ruffin

Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.136
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Lucas and Bruce Ruffin

Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
1100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
9
450
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.61
80.7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.788
0.788
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
98.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA