Bruce Ruffin vs. Doug Slaten — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doug Slaten
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Doug Slaten as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doug Slaten led in run prevention (ERA+ 141 vs 86), home run suppression (HR9+ 148 vs 122), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 97 vs 80). Role difference aside, Doug Slaten holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Doug Slaten

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
12.9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
3.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
150.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
9.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
6.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.175
1.175
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
40.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.96
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
35.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.26
40.26

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Doug Slaten

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
12.9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
150.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.61
82.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.088
0.088
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Doug Slaten

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
216
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
600
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Doug Slaten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Slaten
Career
Per 600 PA