Bruce Ruffin vs. Dick Scott — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Scott
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Scott 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 5.14 and 1.667 for Dick Scott. 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 Dick Scott

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
5.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
11.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.14
11.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
36.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Dick Scott

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Dick Scott

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
200
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.82
-54.81
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
333.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100