Gaylord Perry vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Gaylord Perry
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Gaylord Perry a clear advantage over Bruce Ruffin across the core pitching metrics. Gaylord Perry led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 80), strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 91), and run prevention (ERA+ 94 vs 86). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 88). Gaylord Perry was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Gaylord Perry and Bruce Ruffin

Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
777
1.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
1.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
0.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.23
54.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.8
88.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
0.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1846
3.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16051
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5350.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4938
8.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
0.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
2.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3534
5.94
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.918
0.918
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21953
36.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2128
3.58
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20236
34.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.93
36.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Gaylord Perry and Bruce Ruffin

Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
777
1.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
1.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16052
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5350.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
0.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
1.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1264
2.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1226
2.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.99
96.99
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.578
1.578
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.8
88.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gaylord Perry and Bruce Ruffin

Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
787
387.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1220
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
341
600
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1076
529.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
69.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
58.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
11.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.03
13.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
86.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
83.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
23.61
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
23.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
43.77
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.54
-1.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
22
10.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
369
181.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.31
3.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
55.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
20
9.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.8
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA