Bruce Ruffin vs. Joe Stewart — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Stewart
Pre-GenerationalNorth CarolinaThrows RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Stewart 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 9.64 and 1.714 for Joe Stewart. 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 Joe Stewart

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
9.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
11.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.536
0.536
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
45.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
10.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.61
10.61
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
40.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.32
45.32

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Joe Stewart

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

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Joe Stewart

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.95
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA