Jim Palmer vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Jim Palmer
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

When held to the same standard, Bruce Ruffin comes out ahead of Jim Palmer in this starter comparison. Bruce Ruffin led in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 95), strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 89), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 95). Jim Palmer held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 109 vs 86). The edge goes to Bruce Ruffin.

Pitching Stats for Jim Palmer and Bruce Ruffin

Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
1.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
0.61
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.81
63.81
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.37
93.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1253
2.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11844
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3948
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3349
7.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
0.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1311
2.99
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
5.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.892
0.892
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16114
36.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1395
3.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14575
33.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Jim Palmer and Bruce Ruffin

Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
1.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11843
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3947.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
0.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
577
1.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
2.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
869
1.98
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.557
1.557
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.37
93.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Palmer and Bruce Ruffin

Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
576
643.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
537
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
341
600
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
489
546.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
94.97
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
80.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.01
24.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
117.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
112.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
58.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
45.81
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
100.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.57
19.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
16
17.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
231.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.59
2.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
34.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA