Bruce Ruffin vs. Takashi Saito — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Takashi Saito
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats LeftAsiaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Takashi Saito as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Takashi Saito led in home run suppression (HR9+ 238 vs 122), run prevention (ERA+ 199 vs 86), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 182 vs 96). Role difference aside, Takashi Saito holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Takashi Saito

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.45
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1014
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
6.66
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.66
6.66
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
10.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.65
10.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.503
1.503
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1363
36.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
5.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.059
1.059
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1223
32.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.29
36.29

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Takashi Saito

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1014
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.92
97.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.139
0.139
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Takashi Saito

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
338
101400
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Takashi Saito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Takashi Saito
Career
Per 600 PA