Effie Norton vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Effie Norton
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Effie Norton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Effie Norton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.13 and WHIP 1.721 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Effie Norton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Effie Norton and Bruce Ruffin

Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.77
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
11.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.8
11.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.672
0.672
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
42.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
6.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.721
1.721
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
37.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.2
42.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Effie Norton and Bruce Ruffin

Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.53
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Effie Norton and Bruce Ruffin

Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
15
243.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
145.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.42
55.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
243.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
145.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.87
62.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.33
12.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA