Joe Niekro vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Joe Niekro
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Bruce Ruffin a clear advantage over Joe Niekro across the core pitching metrics. Bruce Ruffin led in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 79), strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 69), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 83). Joe Niekro held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 90 vs 80). Bruce Ruffin was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Joe Niekro and Bruce Ruffin

Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
1.76
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.23
71.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
3.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3466
8.7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
0.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1262
3.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747
4.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15166
38.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
4.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13637
34.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Joe Niekro and Bruce Ruffin

Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
1.76
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
532
1.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
2.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
1.97
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.91
96.91
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.23
71.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Niekro and Bruce Ruffin

Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
706
363.61
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1165
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
341
600
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
973
501.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
78.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
63.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
14.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.52
16.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
94.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
98.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
28.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
37.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
64.89
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.46
11.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
19.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
262
134.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
75.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA