Bruce Ruffin vs. Willie Sudhoff — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Willie Sudhoff
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Willie Sudhoff as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Willie Sudhoff posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.338 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Willie Sudhoff had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Willie Sudhoff

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
1.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
1.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
0.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.04
43.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.97
85.97
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
3.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6226
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2173
9.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.42
9.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
2.62
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
2.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8810
38.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
4.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8082
35.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.21
38.21

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Willie Sudhoff

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
1.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6708
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2236
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
3.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
3.94
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
915
3.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.37
93.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.2
20.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Willie Sudhoff

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
303
196.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
341
600
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
924
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
836
542.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
96.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
79.87
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.84
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
16.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.92
32.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
120.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
138.96
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
50
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
37.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
86.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.42
32.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
38.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
180
116.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
5.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
23
14.94
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
8.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
8.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100