Ole Olsen vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Ole Olsen
Lost GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Ole Olsen and Bruce Ruffin are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ole Olsen posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.379 vs 1.546) and home runs allowed (0.45 per nine innings vs 0.65). Bruce Ruffin had the advantage in ERA (4.19 vs 4.95). By the career numbers, Ole Olsen 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 Ole Olsen and Bruce Ruffin

Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
2.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.48
31.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
4.95
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
178.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
9.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
3.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
0.679
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
777
39.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
5.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
701
35.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.21
39.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Ole Olsen and Bruce Ruffin

Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.944
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ole Olsen and Bruce Ruffin

Ole Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
56
646.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
52
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
542.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
69.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.69
19.49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
103.85
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
46.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
12.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
46.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ole Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ole Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA