Smoky Owens vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Smoky Owens
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland BearsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Smoky Owens posted a stronger line than Bruce Ruffin. Smoky Owens posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.58 vs 4.19) and WHIP (1.184 vs 1.546). By the career numbers, Smoky Owens 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 Smoky Owens and Bruce Ruffin

Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.71
64.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.78
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
139.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
7.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
3.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.646
0.646
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
37.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.184
1.184
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
509
32.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Smoky Owens and Bruce Ruffin

Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
144.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.99
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.714
1.714
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Smoky Owens and Bruce Ruffin

Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
29
290
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
60
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
540
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
130
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
110
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
34
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
130
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
30
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
40
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
70
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.17
41.72
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
60
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA