Cholly Naranjo vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Cholly Naranjo
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats LeftCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Cholly Naranjo 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 4.46 and 1.602 for Cholly Naranjo. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cholly Naranjo and Bruce Ruffin

Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.65
17.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
9.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.83
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.84
1.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
6.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.252
1.252
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
40.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.77
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.573
1.573
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
35.91
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.63
40.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Cholly Naranjo and Bruce Ruffin

Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.65
17.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cholly Naranjo and Bruce Ruffin

Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
1275
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
525
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
21.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
9.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cholly Naranjo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cholly Naranjo
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA