Bruce Ruffin vs. Clarence Struss — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Clarence Struss
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Bruce Ruffin and Clarence Struss are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bruce Ruffin posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.19 vs 6.43) and WHIP (1.546 vs 1.857). Clarence Struss had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.65). By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin 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 Clarence Struss

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Clarence Struss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Clarence Struss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Clarence Struss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
6.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Clarence Struss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Clarence Struss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Clarence Struss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Clarence Struss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Clarence Struss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Clarence Struss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Clarence Struss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
7.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Clarence Struss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Clarence Struss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Clarence Struss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Clarence Struss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Clarence Struss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Clarence Struss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
43.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Clarence Struss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
7.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Clarence Struss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Clarence Struss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.857
1.857
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Clarence Struss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53
Clarence Struss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.71
43.71

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Clarence Struss

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

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Clarence Struss

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Clarence Struss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Clarence Struss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Clarence Struss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
109.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Clarence Struss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Clarence Struss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Clarence Struss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Clarence Struss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Clarence Struss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Clarence Struss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Clarence Struss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Clarence Struss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
104.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Clarence Struss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Clarence Struss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Clarence Struss
Career
Per 600 PA