Bruce Ruffin vs. Joe Schaffernoth — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Schaffernoth
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Schaffernoth as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Ruffin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.546 compared to 4.58 and 1.475 for Joe Schaffernoth. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Joe Schaffernoth

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
4.58
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
8.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
5.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.025
1.025
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
509
38.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
5.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.432
1.432
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
34.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Joe Schaffernoth

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.405
0.405
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Joe Schaffernoth

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
2611.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
564.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
7.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.25
-8.9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Joe Schaffernoth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Schaffernoth
Career
Per 600 PA