Rafael Perez vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Rafael Perez
MillenialD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Rafael Perez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rafael Perez led in home run suppression (HR9+ 175 vs 122), run prevention (ERA+ 135 vs 86), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 120 vs 80). Role difference aside, Rafael Perez holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Rafael Perez and Bruce Ruffin

Rafael Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
9.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Rafael Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Rafael Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Rafael Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Rafael Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Rafael Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Rafael Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Rafael Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
987
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Rafael Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
8.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Rafael Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Rafael Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Rafael Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Rafael Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Rafael Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Rafael Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
7.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Rafael Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.33
7.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Rafael Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Rafael Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Rafael Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1395
38.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Rafael Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
4.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Rafael Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Rafael Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Rafael Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.98
Rafael Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1251
34.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Rafael Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Rafael Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Rafael Perez and Bruce Ruffin

Rafael Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
9.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
987
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Rafael Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.29
89.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.222
0.222
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rafael Perez and Bruce Ruffin

Rafael Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
338
202800
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Rafael Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA