Lou Pote vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Lou Pote
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAnaheim AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Pote as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lou Pote led in run prevention (ERA+ 127 vs 86), walk avoidance (BB%+ 104 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 96). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 112). Role difference aside, Lou Pote holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Lou Pote and Bruce Ruffin

Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
5.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
3.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
659
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
219.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
8.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.94
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.61
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
6.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.84
6.84
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.161
1.161
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
931
38.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.307
1.307
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
823
33.72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Lou Pote and Bruce Ruffin

Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
5.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
659
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
219.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.16
95.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.457
0.457
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Pote and Bruce Ruffin

Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
129
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
600
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA