Jim O'Toole vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Jim O'Toole
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim O'Toole and Bruce Ruffin are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 90 for Jim O'Toole and 86 for Bruce Ruffin, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 97 and 96 respectively. If forced to pick, Jim O'Toole gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Jim O'Toole and Bruce Ruffin

Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
1.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.15
88.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
640
3.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4846
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1615.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1545
8.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.66
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
3.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1039
5.79
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.981
0.981
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6824
38.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
730
4.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6252
34.83
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.02
38.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Jim O'Toole and Bruce Ruffin

Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
1.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4846
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1615.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
1.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.81
93.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.122
1.122
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.15
88.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim O'Toole and Bruce Ruffin

Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
271
273.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
595
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
341
600
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
538
542.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
67.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
64.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.83
9.92
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
71.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
89.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
46.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-3.99
-4.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
202
203.7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.95
2.95
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
35.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.8
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA