Chad Paronto vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Chad Paronto
Gen XNew HampshireThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Chad Paronto as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chad Paronto led in home run suppression (HR9+ 234 vs 122), walk avoidance (BB%+ 114 vs 80), and run prevention (ERA+ 120 vs 86). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 74). Role difference aside, Chad Paronto holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Chad Paronto and Bruce Ruffin

Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
8.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Chad Paronto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Chad Paronto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
4.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Innings
550
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Innings
183.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Chad Paronto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
9.82
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Chad Paronto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Chad Paronto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Chad Paronto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Chad Paronto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Chad Paronto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
5.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Chad Paronto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Chad Paronto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Chad Paronto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Innings
805
39.52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Chad Paronto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
5.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Chad Paronto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Chad Paronto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.98
Chad Paronto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.451
1.451
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
34.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Chad Paronto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Chad Paronto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.52
39.52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Chad Paronto and Bruce Ruffin

Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
8.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Innings
550
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Innings
183.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Chad Paronto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Chad Paronto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.192
0.192
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chad Paronto and Bruce Ruffin

Chad Paronto
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
35400
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Chad Paronto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-66.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Paronto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Paronto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Paronto
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA