Troy Percival vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Troy Percival
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAnaheim AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Troy Percival as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Troy Percival led in run prevention (ERA+ 119 vs 86), strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 91), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 87 vs 80). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 77). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Troy Percival.

Pitching Stats for Troy Percival and Bruce Ruffin

Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
8.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.87
44.87
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.45
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
3.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.188
0.188
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
2126
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
708.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
6.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
3.89
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
9.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.534
1.534
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.34
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
2915
37.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
6.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
3.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
2550
32.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Troy Percival and Bruce Ruffin

Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
8.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
2126
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
708.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.66
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.3
96.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.074
0.074
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Troy Percival and Bruce Ruffin

Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
703
84360
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-66.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA