Tom Parrott vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Tom Parrott
Pre-GenerationalOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Parrott as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Ruffin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.546 compared to 5.33 and 1.713 for Tom Parrott. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Parrott and Bruce Ruffin

Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.83
44.83
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.39
77.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471
5.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2385
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
795
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1055
11.94
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
3.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3699
41.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660
7.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.47
7.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.713
1.713
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3364
38.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.88
41.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Tom Parrott and Bruce Ruffin

Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6726
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2242
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
2.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
0.9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
3.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
870
3.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.096
3.096
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Parrott and Bruce Ruffin

Tom Parrott
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 600 PA
278
159.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1048
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
341
600
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
986
564.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.798
0.798
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
171.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
124.81
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
22.9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.89
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
46.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144.46
82.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
436
249.62
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
194.66
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.732
0.732
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
89.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
93.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
304
174.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162.17
92.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
22.9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
29.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.55
20.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 600 PA
21
12.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.89
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.89
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA