Bruce Ruffin vs. Tex Shirley — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tex Shirley
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Bruce Ruffin and Tex Shirley are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bruce Ruffin carried a career ERA of 4.19 against Tex Shirley's 4.25. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Bruce Ruffin and Tex Shirley — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Tex Shirley

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
2.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
4.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1340
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
446.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
5.84
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
3.39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.025
1.025
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2021
40.72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
4.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.641
1.641
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1726
34.78
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.72
40.72

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Tex Shirley

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.882
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Tex Shirley

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
128
468.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
164
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
581.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
124.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
113.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.98
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.55
27.62
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
135.37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
128.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
84.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
117.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.98
29.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.66
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
139.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.32
4.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.66
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.66
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.66
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100