Spencer Patton vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Spencer Patton
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Spencer Patton 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 5.11 and 1.341 for Spencer Patton. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Spencer Patton and Bruce Ruffin

Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
8.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
5.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
116.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
7.97
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
4.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.13
9.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.461
1.461
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
38.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
33.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.76
38.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Spencer Patton and Bruce Ruffin

Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
116.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Spencer Patton and Bruce Ruffin

Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
33900
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Patton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA