Riley O'Brien vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Riley O'Brien
MillenialWashingtonThrows 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 Riley O'Brien as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Riley O'Brien posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.55 and WHIP 1.457 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Riley O'Brien had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Riley O'Brien and Bruce Ruffin

Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
8.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.45
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
7.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
9.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.594
1.594
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
39.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.423
1.423
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
33.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.96
39.96
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Riley O'Brien and Bruce Ruffin

Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
8.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.77
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Riley O'Brien and Bruce Ruffin

Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
600
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA