Harry Patton vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Harry Patton
Lost GenerationIllinoisNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Patton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Patton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.25 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Harry Patton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Patton and Bruce Ruffin

Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
38.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
33.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Harry Patton and Bruce Ruffin

Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Harry Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Patton and Bruce Ruffin

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