Bruce Ruffin vs. Mike Strahler — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Strahler
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Strahler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Ruffin led in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 86), strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 89). Mike Strahler held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 86). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bruce Ruffin.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Mike Strahler

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
3.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.53
24.53
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
8.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
4.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.002
1.002
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
689
39.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.437
1.437
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
33.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.08
39.08

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Mike Strahler

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
2.99
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
159.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.58
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.53
24.53
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Mike Strahler

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
1382.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
521.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
35.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.69
44.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
2.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA