Pat Paige vs. Johnny Ruffin — Career Comparison

Pat Paige
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Johnny Ruffin
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pat Paige built a career as a starting pitcher and Johnny Ruffin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Johnny Ruffin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.13 and WHIP 1.485 compared to 4.5 and 1.750 for Pat Paige. By the career numbers, Johnny Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pat Paige and Johnny Ruffin

Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
6.38
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.46
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.5
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
4.13
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
27
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
9
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
11.81
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.59
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.15
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.94
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
4.27
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.51
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.38
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
7.48
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.813
0.813
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.83
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
38.81
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
39.17
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.84
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.75
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
4.59
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.32
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.23
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.87
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
34.88
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
34.16
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for Pat Paige and Johnny Ruffin

Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
6.38
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
27
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
9
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.96
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.73
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.74
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.7
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.37
97.37
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.5
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pat Paige and Johnny Ruffin

Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
4905.88
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
24.64
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
9.9
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
9.5
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.26
-9.26
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
176.47
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100