Bruce Ruffin vs. Steve Shields — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Shields
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Shields as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Ruffin led in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 79), strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 83), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 90). Steve Shields held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 80). Role difference aside, Bruce Ruffin holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Steve Shields

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
4.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
5.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
11.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
3.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
5.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.991
0.991
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.62
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
40.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.98
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.644
1.644
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
35.92
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.73
40.73

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Steve Shields

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
4.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.99
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
95.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
0.412
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Steve Shields

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
3060
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
8.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.29
-8.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
210
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Steve Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Shields
Career
Per 600 PA