Bruce Ruffin vs. Fred Smith — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Smith
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToledo MaumeesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.27 and WHIP 1.269 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Fred Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Fred Smith

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
8.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.83
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
3.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1223
38.49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
4.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
35.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Fred Smith

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
960
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.53
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.97
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
2.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.68
93.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.342
2.342
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Fred Smith

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
38
168.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
135
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
560
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
93.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
57.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
31.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.86
34.94
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
133.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
133.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
48.89
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
44.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
93.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.9
30.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
35.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100