Zach Putnam vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Zach Putnam
MillenialMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Zach Putnam as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Zach Putnam led in run prevention (ERA+ 141 vs 86), home run suppression (HR9+ 163 vs 122), and strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 91). Role difference aside, Zach Putnam holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Zach Putnam and Bruce Ruffin

Zach Putnam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
8.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Zach Putnam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Zach Putnam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Zach Putnam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Zach Putnam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Zach Putnam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Zach Putnam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Zach Putnam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Zach Putnam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
7.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Zach Putnam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.7
7.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Zach Putnam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.77
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Zach Putnam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Zach Putnam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Zach Putnam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Zach Putnam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Zach Putnam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.59
9.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Zach Putnam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Zach Putnam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.89
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Zach Putnam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Zach Putnam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 9 Innings
629
37.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Zach Putnam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Zach Putnam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Zach Putnam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Zach Putnam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Zach Putnam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
32.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Zach Putnam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Zach Putnam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.24
37.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Zach Putnam and Bruce Ruffin

Zach Putnam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
8.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Zach Putnam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Zach Putnam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.131
0.131
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zach Putnam and Bruce Ruffin

Zach Putnam
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 600 PA
145
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
600
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Putnam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Putnam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Putnam
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA