Bruce Ruffin vs. Tom Seaver — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Seaver
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardRookie of the YearAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Tom Seaver comes out ahead of Bruce Ruffin in this starter comparison. Tom Seaver led in run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 86), walk avoidance (BB%+ 91 vs 80), and strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 91). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 85). The edge goes to Tom Seaver.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Tom Seaver

Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
1.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
1.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
0.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
0.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.27
60.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.63
98.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1521
2.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14348
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4782.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3971
7.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
0.72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1390
2.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3640
6.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.052
1.052
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19369
36.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1674
3.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
0.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17666
33.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.45
36.45

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Tom Seaver

Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
1.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
1.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14349
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4783
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
0.62
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
1.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1062
2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1020
1.92
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.05
96.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.555
1.555
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.63
98.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Tom Seaver

Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
677
261.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
341
600
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1552
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1315
508.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
78.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
60.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
10.82
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
17.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.91
25.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
276
106.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
314
121.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
38.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
33.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
66.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.4
19.87
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
41.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
485
187.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
46.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
8.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100