Buck O'Brien vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Buck O'Brien
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Buck O'Brien posted a stronger line than Bruce Ruffin. Buck O'Brien posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.63 vs 4.19) and WHIP (1.273 vs 1.546). By the career numbers, Buck O'Brien had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Buck O'Brien and Bruce Ruffin

Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.7
53.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.38
84.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1296
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
8.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
3.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
4.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1741
36.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1571
32.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Buck O'Brien and Bruce Ruffin

Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buck O'Brien and Bruce Ruffin

Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
64
244.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
157
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
546.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
76.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
61.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
19.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
95.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
110.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
30.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
53.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
11.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
9
34.39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
152.87
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
5
19.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA