Blake Parker vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Blake Parker
MillenialArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Blake Parker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Blake Parker led in run prevention (ERA+ 132 vs 86), walk avoidance (BB%+ 125 vs 80), and strikeout rate (K%+ 116 vs 91). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 99). Role difference aside, Blake Parker holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Blake Parker and Bruce Ruffin

Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
9.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.26
59.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.45
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1036
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
345.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
7.84
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.94
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
9.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.98
9.98
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.436
1.436
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1436
37.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
3.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
3.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1295
33.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.42
37.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Blake Parker and Bruce Ruffin

Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
9.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1036
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
345.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.094
0.094
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Blake Parker and Bruce Ruffin

Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
350
210000
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA