Bruce Ruffin vs. Al Smith — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Smith
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Al Smith posted a stronger line than Bruce Ruffin. Al Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.72 vs 4.19) and WHIP (1.380 vs 1.546). By the career numbers, Al Smith had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Al Smith

Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.5
49.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.74
56.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
3.72
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4987
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1662.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1707
9.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
3.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
3.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.706
0.706
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7112
38.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
827
4.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6493
35.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Al Smith

Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
422
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.185
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Al Smith

Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
359
353.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
341
600
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
609
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
535
527.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
100.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
85.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.82
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.97
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.78
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.63
30.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
120.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
154.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
47.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
37.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
82.76
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.32
31.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.94
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
50.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
104.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.75
5.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
18.72
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.8
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18
17.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA