Arlie Pond vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Arlie Pond
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Arlie Pond as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Arlie Pond posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.45 and WHIP 1.345 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Arlie Pond had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Arlie Pond and Bruce Ruffin

Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.81
64.81
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.61
82.61
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.83
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1488
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
9.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.38
9.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.72
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
2.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.617
0.617
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2115
38.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
5.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.345
1.345
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1941
35.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Arlie Pond and Bruce Ruffin

Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1500
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.34
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.85
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
2.39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.73
91.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.718
1.718
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Arlie Pond and Bruce Ruffin

Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
71
199.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
214
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
184
515.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
126.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
109.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.18
53.79
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
145.79
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
187.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
117.76
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.26
62.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
89.72
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.69
6.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA