Rick Luecken vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Rick Luecken
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Rick Luecken 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 5.1 and 1.970 for Rick Luecken. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Luecken and Bruce Ruffin

Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
6.49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
11.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.36
11.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
5.91
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.223
1.223
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
42.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.78
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
5.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.98
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.828
1.828
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
35.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.18
42.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Rick Luecken and Bruce Ruffin

Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
6.49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Luecken and Bruce Ruffin

Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
11200
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
64.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.8
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA