Ryan O'Rourke vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Ryan O'Rourke
MillenialMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan O'Rourke as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Ruffin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.546 compared to 4.84 and 1.324 for Ryan O'Rourke. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ryan O'Rourke and Bruce Ruffin

Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
10.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.84
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.33
6.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
9.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.593
1.593
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
37.99
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
31.66
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Ryan O'Rourke and Bruce Ruffin

Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
10.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.161
0.161
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan O'Rourke and Bruce Ruffin

Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
33600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA