Ken Patterson vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Ken Patterson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Patterson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Ruffin led in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 77), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 79), and strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 84). Ken Patterson held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 104 vs 86). Role difference aside, Bruce Ruffin holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ken Patterson and Bruce Ruffin

Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
6.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
317.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
8.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
4.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
5.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.099
1.099
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1372
38.87
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
4.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.436
1.436
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1170
33.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.87
38.87
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Ken Patterson and Bruce Ruffin

Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
6.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
317.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.29
89.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.223
0.223
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Patterson and Bruce Ruffin

Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
224
67200
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-23.84
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA