Blaine Neal vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Blaine Neal
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Blaine Neal 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 5.08 and 1.774 for Blaine Neal. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Blaine Neal and Bruce Ruffin

Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
8.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
5.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
11.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.94
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
6.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.161
1.161
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
41.66
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
36.58
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.66
41.66
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Blaine Neal and Bruce Ruffin

Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
8.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.87
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.221
0.221
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Blaine Neal and Bruce Ruffin

Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
67800
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA