Jimmy Nelson vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Jimmy Nelson
MillenialOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Jimmy Nelson a clear advantage over Bruce Ruffin across the core pitching metrics. Jimmy Nelson led in run prevention (ERA+ 105 vs 86), walk avoidance (BB%+ 95 vs 80), and strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 91). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 119). Jimmy Nelson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Bruce Ruffin

Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
4.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
8.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.94
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
3.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2856
38.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
4.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.98
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2517
34.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.314
0.314
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Bruce Ruffin

Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.07
91.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.694
0.694
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Bruce Ruffin

Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
147
424.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
208
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
550.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
54.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
49.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
6.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
60.58
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
66.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
20.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
28.85
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-5.8
-16.72
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
334.62
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
37.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA