Bruce Ruffin vs. Jeff Samardzija — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jeff Samardzija
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Jeff Samardzija a clear advantage over Bruce Ruffin across the core pitching metrics. Jeff Samardzija led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 111 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 102 vs 86), and strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 91). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 95). Jeff Samardzija was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Jeff Samardzija

Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
1.99
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.01
43.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.21
66.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
759
4.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4936
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1645.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1555
8.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
1.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
2.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
7.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6891
37.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
4.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6259
34.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.69
37.69

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Jeff Samardzija

Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
1.99
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4936
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1645.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
0.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
1.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
1.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.34
95.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.731
0.731
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.21
66.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Jeff Samardzija

Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
372
565.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
341
600
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
350
531.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
66.84
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
21.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.82
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.94
16.62
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
101.77
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
78.99
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
24.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
33.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.61
-0.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
233.92
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
2.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
50.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA