Bruce Ruffin vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Joe Strong posted a stronger line than Bruce Ruffin. Joe Strong posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.450 vs 1.546) and home runs allowed (0.4 per nine innings vs 0.65). By the career numbers, Joe Strong had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Joe Strong

Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
1.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.68
51.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.09
68.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.61
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
4.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3961
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1320.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1435
9.78
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
3.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
540
3.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
0.772
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5178
35.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
759
5.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4480
30.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.3
35.3

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Joe Strong

Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
1.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4883
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
1.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
2.62
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
2.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.5
94.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.461
1.461
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.3
68.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Joe Strong

Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
332
241.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
341
600
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
519.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
134.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
92.98
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
28.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.99
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
41.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99.62
72.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
196.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
197.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
74.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
71.91
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
138.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107.17
77.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
59.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
118
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.71
11.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
17.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100