Bruce Ruffin vs. Bill Sampen — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Sampen
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Sampen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Ruffin led in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 108), strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 83), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 93). Bill Sampen held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 86). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bruce Ruffin.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Bill Sampen

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
5.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.35
54.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
299.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
9.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.38
9.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.78
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
5.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.032
1.032
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1315
39.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.62
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.487
1.487
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1138
34.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Bill Sampen

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
5.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
299.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.77
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.33
98.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Bill Sampen

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
3412.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
27
506.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
5.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.65
-12.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
281.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA