Lamar Potter vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Lamar Potter
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaAtlanta Black CrackersNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Lamar Potter and Bruce Ruffin are fairly close on the surface numbers. Lamar Potter posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.431 vs 1.546) and home runs allowed (0.42 per nine innings vs 0.65). Bruce Ruffin had the advantage in ERA (4.19 vs 6.23). By the career numbers, Lamar Potter 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 Lamar Potter and Bruce Ruffin

Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.785
0.785
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
39.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
7.89
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
35.72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Lamar Potter and Bruce Ruffin

Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.78
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.91
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.455
2.455
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.82
81.82
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lamar Potter and Bruce Ruffin

Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
240
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
21.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
23.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA