Jim Lyle vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Jim Lyle
Lost GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Lyle 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 6 and 2.000 for Jim Lyle. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Lyle and Bruce Ruffin

Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Jim Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Jim Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Jim Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jim Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Jim Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Jim Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Jim Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jim Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Jim Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Jim Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Jim Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Jim Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Jim Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Jim Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Jim Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Jim Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Jim Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Jim Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Jim Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Jim Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Jim Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Jim Lyle and Bruce Ruffin

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

Hitting Stats for Jim Lyle and Bruce Ruffin

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