Eric O'Flaherty vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Eric O'Flaherty
MillenialWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric O'Flaherty as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eric O'Flaherty led in home run suppression (HR9+ 310 vs 122), run prevention (ERA+ 198 vs 86), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 117 vs 80). Role difference aside, Eric O'Flaherty holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Eric O'Flaherty and Bruce Ruffin

Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
10.72
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.53
60.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
3.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
8.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.61
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
6.87
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.131
1.131
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1796
38.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
4.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.345
1.345
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1591
34.39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Eric O'Flaherty and Bruce Ruffin

Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
10.72
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.57
98.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.139
0.139
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric O'Flaherty and Bruce Ruffin

Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
148800
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric O'Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric O'Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA