Robb Nen vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Robb Nen
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Robb Nen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Robb Nen led in strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 91), run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 86), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 80). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 105). Role difference aside, Robb Nen holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Robb Nen and Bruce Ruffin

Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
8.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.72
51.72
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
3.95
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.45
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.98
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2145
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
7.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
3.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
9.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.98
9.98
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.473
1.473
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2983
37.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
6.91
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.213
1.213
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2674
33.66
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Robb Nen and Bruce Ruffin

Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
8.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2145
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.87
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
1.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
1.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.17
94.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.176
0.176
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Robb Nen and Bruce Ruffin

Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
643
25720
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
2.37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.87
-34.72
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA