Bruce Ruffin vs. Jason Shiell — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jason Shiell
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Jason Shiell 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 6.92 and 2.107 for Jason Shiell. 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 Jason Shiell

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
11.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.83
11.83
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
6.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
8.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.661
1.661
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
45.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
7.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.98
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.033
2.033
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
37.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.3
45.3

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Jason Shiell

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Jason Shiell

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
2400
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
2.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.08
-7.79
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Jason Shiell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Shiell
Career
Per 600 PA