Harry O'Neill vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Harry O'Neill
Lost GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry O'Neill as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry O'Neill posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.8 and WHIP 1.400 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Harry O'Neill had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry O'Neill and Bruce Ruffin

Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Harry O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Harry O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Harry O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Harry O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Harry O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.188
0.188
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Harry O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Harry O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Harry O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Harry O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Harry O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Harry O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Harry O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Harry O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Harry O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Harry O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Harry O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
37.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Harry O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Harry O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Harry O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Harry O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Harry O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
28.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Harry O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Harry O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Harry O'Neill and Bruce Ruffin

Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Harry O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Harry O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry O'Neill and Bruce Ruffin

Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Harry O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry O'Neill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry O'Neill
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA