Bruce Ruffin vs. Cole Sands — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cole Sands
Gen ZFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Cole Sands as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cole Sands led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 186 vs 80), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 133 vs 96), and run prevention (ERA+ 102 vs 86). Role difference aside, Cole Sands holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Cole Sands

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
7.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.52
56.52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
4.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
195.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
8.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.97
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.62
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
9.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
834
38.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
4.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.206
1.206
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
34.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.36
38.36

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Cole Sands

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
7.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
195.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Cole Sands

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
157
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
600
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA