Ken Penner vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Ken Penner
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Penner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Penner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.55 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Ken Penner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Penner and Bruce Ruffin

Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.95
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
38.37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
6.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
34.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.37
38.37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Ken Penner and Bruce Ruffin

Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Penner and Bruce Ruffin

Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
900
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
7.84
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Penner
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA