Bruce Ruffin vs. Bill Scherrer — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Scherrer
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Scherrer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Scherrer led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 97 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 86), and strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 91). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 86). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bill Scherrer.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Bill Scherrer

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
6.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
4.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
934
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
311.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
8.87
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
4.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
5.98
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.115
1.115
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1353
39.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
4.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.436
1.436
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1179
34.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Bill Scherrer

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
6.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
934
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
311.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.99
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.2
94.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Bill Scherrer

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
229
6245.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
463.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
12.72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
109.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
10.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.4
4.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Bill Scherrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Scherrer
Career
Per 600 PA