Tony Lyons vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Tony Lyons
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony 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 4.72 and 1.703 for Tony 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 Tony Lyons and Bruce Ruffin

Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.24
24.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.72
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
10.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
4.81
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.832
0.832
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
40.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.703
1.703
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
34.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.28
40.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Tony Lyons and Bruce Ruffin

Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.182
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Lyons and Bruce Ruffin

Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
33
660
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
540
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.74
34.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.9
38.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
220
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
2.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA