James Paxton vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

James Paxton
MillenialCANThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give James Paxton a clear advantage over Bruce Ruffin across the core pitching metrics. James Paxton led in skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 136 vs 96), run prevention (ERA+ 120 vs 86), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 112 vs 80). James Paxton was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for James Paxton and Bruce Ruffin

James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.04
64.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.77
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2853
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
951
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
872
8.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
1.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
2.97
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1005
9.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3978
37.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
4.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3613
34.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for James Paxton and Bruce Ruffin

James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2853
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
951
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.77
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.36
91.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.418
0.418
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Paxton and Bruce Ruffin

James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
5900
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
400
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
1.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.56
-18.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
400
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Paxton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA