Thomas Lynch vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Thomas Lynch
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Thomas Lynch as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Thomas Lynch posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.57 and WHIP 1.429 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Thomas Lynch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Thomas Lynch and Bruce Ruffin

Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
41.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
37.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.14
41.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Thomas Lynch and Bruce Ruffin

Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Thomas Lynch and Bruce Ruffin

Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-63.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA