Bruce Ruffin vs. Bret Saberhagen — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bret Saberhagen
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Bret Saberhagen a clear advantage over Bruce Ruffin across the core pitching metrics. Bret Saberhagen led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 165 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 86), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 96). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 112). Bret Saberhagen was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Bret Saberhagen

Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
1.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.8
58.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
3.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7688
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2562.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2452
8.61
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
0.77
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
1.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
6.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.853
0.853
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10421
36.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1036
3.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
0.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9734
34.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.6
36.6

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Bret Saberhagen

Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
1.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7688
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2562.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
1.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
2.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
2.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.26
96.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.549
1.549
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Bret Saberhagen

Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
403
1065.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
227
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
190
502.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
60.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
50.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.96
13.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
71.37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.49
3.94
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
13
34.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
129.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
4.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
63.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA