Roger Nelson vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Roger Nelson
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Roger Nelson a clear advantage over Bruce Ruffin across the core pitching metrics. Roger Nelson led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 139 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 128 vs 86), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 96). Roger Nelson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Roger Nelson and Bruce Ruffin

Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.91
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.54
47.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.04
57.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
3.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1909
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
636.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
7.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.62
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
2.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
5.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.882
0.882
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2556
36.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
3.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2325
32.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.15
36.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Roger Nelson and Bruce Ruffin

Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.91
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1908
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
2.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.81
94.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.04
57.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roger Nelson and Bruce Ruffin

Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
135
389.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
208
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
180
519.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
66.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
63.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.41
12.72
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
72.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
98.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
34.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
57.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
4.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
31.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
167.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
3.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
46.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA