Bruce Ruffin vs. Alex Speas — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alex Speas
Gen ZGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Speas 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 9 and 2.750 for Alex Speas. 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 Alex Speas

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.75
7.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
13.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.5
13.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.98
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
31.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Alex Speas

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Alex Speas

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
600
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Speas
Career
Per 600 PA