Al Lyons vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Al Lyons
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Lyons 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 6.3 and 1.840 for Al Lyons. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Lyons and Bruce Ruffin

Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
6.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
11.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.81
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
5.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
4.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.72
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
42.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
6.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.84
1.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
37.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.93
42.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Al Lyons and Bruce Ruffin

Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.864
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Lyons and Bruce Ruffin

Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
60
580.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
62
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
561.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
164.52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
125.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
29.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
38.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.85
75.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
222.58
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
203.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.735
0.735
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.659
0.659
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
48.39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
67.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
106.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.58
83.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
29.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
154.84
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
3.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA