Lou North vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Lou North
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou North 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 4.43 and 1.531 for Lou North. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou North and Bruce Ruffin

Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.34
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.76
56.76
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.53
14.53
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
4.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
1389
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
463
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509
9.89
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.89
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
3.87
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.862
0.862
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
2031
39.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
5.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.531
1.531
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1819
35.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.48
39.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Lou North and Bruce Ruffin

Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.756
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou North and Bruce Ruffin

Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
174
725
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
144
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PAverified
137
570.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
112.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.45
31.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
137.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
129.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
50
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
87.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.58
31.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
4
16.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
104.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
5.76
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA