Dave Righetti vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Dave Righetti
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Righetti as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Righetti led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 103 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 93 vs 86), and strikeout rate (K%+ 93 vs 91). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 98). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Dave Righetti.

Pitching Stats for Dave Righetti and Bruce Ruffin

Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.93
50.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.62
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.45
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
3.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1287
8.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
3.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
7.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.213
1.213
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5988
38.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
3.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.78
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5269
33.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Dave Righetti and Bruce Ruffin

Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
1.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
1.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.91
93.91
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Righetti and Bruce Ruffin

Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
26925
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
12.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
14.66
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA