Jay Powell vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Jay Powell
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Jay Powell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jay Powell led in run prevention (ERA+ 105 vs 86), walk avoidance (BB%+ 87 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 96). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 116). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jay Powell.

Pitching Stats for Jay Powell and Bruce Ruffin

Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
8.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.02
61.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
4.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1627
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
542.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
543
9.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.01
9.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
4.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
7.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2414
40.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
4.9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.98
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.503
1.503
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2079
34.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Jay Powell and Bruce Ruffin

Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
8.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1627
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
542.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
1.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.81
93.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.207
0.207
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jay Powell and Bruce Ruffin

Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
23676.92
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
6.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.23
-10.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
369.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
1.63
1.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.8
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA