Lou Polchow vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Lou Polchow
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Polchow 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 5.63 and 1.625 for Lou Polchow. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Polchow and Bruce Ruffin

Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
40.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Lou Polchow and Bruce Ruffin

Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Polchow and Bruce Ruffin

Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA