Ray Pierce vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Ray Pierce
Lost GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Pierce as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Ruffin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.546 compared to 5.64 and 1.824 for Ray Pierce. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Pierce and Bruce Ruffin

Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
3.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.73
22.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
5.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
13.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.555
0.555
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
42.58
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
7.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.12
7.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.824
1.824
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
39.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.58
42.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Ray Pierce and Bruce Ruffin

Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.92
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.712
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Pierce and Bruce Ruffin

Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
68
668.85
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
61
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
52
511.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
78.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
23.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
29.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
88.52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.03
19.92
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
29.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
118.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.08
5.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA