Eddie Plank vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Eddie Plank
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Eddie Plank posted a stronger line than Bruce Ruffin. Eddie Plank posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.35 vs 4.19) and WHIP (1.119 vs 1.546). By the career numbers, Eddie Plank had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Eddie Plank and Bruce Ruffin

Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623
1.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
1.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
0.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.69
62.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.91
84.91
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
0.82
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1174
2.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13487
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4495.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3958
7.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072
2.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2246
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17985
36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1563
3.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.119
1.119
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16722
33.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Eddie Plank and Bruce Ruffin

Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623
1.92
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
0.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8751
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2917
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
3.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1377
4.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1337
4.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.146
2.146
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eddie Plank and Bruce Ruffin

Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
212.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1778
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
341
600
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1607
542.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
111.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
282
95.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
13.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
16.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103.24
34.84
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
132.62
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
143.76
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
43.87
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
41.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
84.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113.11
38.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
8.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
23.96
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
265
89.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.71
6.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
25.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.25
81.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA