Bruce Ruffin vs. Jose Sosa — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jose Sosa
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Sosa as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Ruffin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.546 compared to 4.6 and 1.739 for Jose Sosa. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Jose Sosa

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
10.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.28
10.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.77
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
5.52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.108
1.108
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
40.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
34.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.81
40.81

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Jose Sosa

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Jose Sosa

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
2333.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.111
1.111
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
130.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
466.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.111
1.111
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
139.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA