Joey Nation vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Joey Nation
Gen XOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bruce Ruffin posted a stronger line than Joey Nation. Bruce Ruffin posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.19 vs 6.94) and WHIP (1.546 vs 1.714). By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Joey Nation and Bruce Ruffin

Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.94
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
9.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.26
9.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
42.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.94
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.98
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
33.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Joey Nation and Bruce Ruffin

Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joey Nation and Bruce Ruffin

Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
140.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
158.9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA