Diomedes Olivo vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Diomedes Olivo
Greatest GenerationD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Diomedes Olivo as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Diomedes Olivo posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.1 and WHIP 1.491 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Diomedes Olivo had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Diomedes Olivo and Bruce Ruffin

Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
7.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.45
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
9.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.39
9.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
7.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
38.91
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
35.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Diomedes Olivo and Bruce Ruffin

Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
7.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Diomedes Olivo and Bruce Ruffin

Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
2550
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
17
510
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
21.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
15.76
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
30
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.8
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diomedes Olivo
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA