Bruce Ruffin vs. Tom Sturdivant — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Sturdivant
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Tom Sturdivant a clear advantage over Bruce Ruffin across the core pitching metrics. Tom Sturdivant led in run prevention (ERA+ 105 vs 86), walk avoidance (BB%+ 95 vs 80), and strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 91). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 113). Tom Sturdivant was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Tom Sturdivant

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
2.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.64
53.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.15
30.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
3.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3411
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1029
8.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.85
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
3.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
704
5.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.014
1.014
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4796
37.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
4.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4313
34.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Tom Sturdivant

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
2.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3411
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.76
94.76
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.702
0.702
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.15
30.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Tom Sturdivant

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PA
336
553.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
341
600
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
364
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
540.66
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
98.9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
93.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.73
19.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
105.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
117.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
28.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
16.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
44.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.33
18.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PA
11
18.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
89.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.74
6.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PA
22
36.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.95
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0