Bruce Ruffin vs. Ken Sanders — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Sanders
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Sanders 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 96), strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 74), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 91). Ken Sanders held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 114 vs 86). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bruce Ruffin.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Ken Sanders

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.19
39.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.45
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.97
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1970
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
656.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
7.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
3.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.92
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
4.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.941
0.941
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2741
37.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
3.91
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
3.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.252
1.252
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2414
33.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.57
37.57

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Ken Sanders

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1967
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
655.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.77
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
2.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
2.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.81
95.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.447
0.447
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Ken Sanders

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
409
3662.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
67
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
52
465.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.53
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
116.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
71.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
12.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
116.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.15
5.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
71.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA