Vern Olsen vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Vern Olsen
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Vern Olsen posted a stronger line than Bruce Ruffin. Vern Olsen posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.4 vs 4.19) and WHIP (1.432 vs 1.546). By the career numbers, Vern 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 Vern Olsen and Bruce Ruffin

Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
9.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
3.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2247
39.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
3.94
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.432
1.432
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2051
35.77
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.02
2.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.19
39.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Vern Olsen and Bruce Ruffin

Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.82
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.491
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Vern Olsen and Bruce Ruffin

Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
113
364.52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
186
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
169
545.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
125.81
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
103.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.95
45.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
154.84
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
161.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
51.61
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
45.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
93.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.52
50.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
11
35.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.97
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.45
8.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
19.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA