Bruce Ruffin vs. Scott Sullivan — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Sullivan
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Sullivan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Sullivan led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 86), and strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 91). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 95). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Scott Sullivan.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Scott Sullivan

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.98
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
8.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
7.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3146
38.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
4.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.76
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2755
33.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Scott Sullivan

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.87
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
1.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.194
0.194
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Scott Sullivan

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
6576.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
564.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-2.29
-26.96
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
329.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA