Chris Perez vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Chris Perez
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Perez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Perez led in strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 91), run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 86), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 85 vs 80). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 84). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Chris Perez.

Pitching Stats for Chris Perez and Bruce Ruffin

Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
9.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.45
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1138
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
379.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
7.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.21
7.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.91
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
8.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.389
1.389
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1609
38.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
5.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
3.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.78
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1389
32.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.17
38.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Chris Perez and Bruce Ruffin

Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
9.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1138
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
379.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.78
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.127
0.127
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Perez and Bruce Ruffin

Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
393
117900
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA