David Pauley vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

David Pauley
MillenialColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and David Pauley 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 102), strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 73), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 92). David Pauley held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 124 vs 80). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bruce Ruffin.

Pitching Stats for David Pauley and Bruce Ruffin

David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
3.91
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
David Pauley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.82
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.14
32.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.98
21.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
David Pauley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
4.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Innings
629
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Innings
209.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
David Pauley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
10.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
David Pauley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
David Pauley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.92
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
David Pauley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
David Pauley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
5.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.906
0.906
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
David Pauley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
David Pauley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
39.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
David Pauley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.94
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
David Pauley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
David Pauley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
David Pauley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
828
35.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
David Pauley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
David Pauley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
David Pauley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.62
39.62
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for David Pauley and Bruce Ruffin

David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
3.91
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Innings
629
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Innings
209.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
David Pauley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
David Pauley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.374
0.374
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.98
21.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Pauley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Pauley and Bruce Ruffin

David Pauley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
David Pauley
Career
Per 600 PA
91
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
David Pauley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
600
David Pauley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
David Pauley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
David Pauley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
David Pauley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
David Pauley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
David Pauley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
David Pauley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Pauley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Pauley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
David Pauley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
David Pauley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Pauley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Pauley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
David Pauley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
David Pauley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
David Pauley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
David Pauley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
David Pauley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
David Pauley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
David Pauley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
David Pauley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
David Pauley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
David Pauley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
David Pauley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
David Pauley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
David Pauley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
David Pauley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Pauley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
David Pauley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Pauley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
David Pauley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
David Pauley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
David Pauley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
David Pauley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Pauley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
David Pauley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Pauley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Pauley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Pauley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA