Bruce Ruffin vs. Josh Taylor — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Josh Taylor
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh Taylor as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Josh Taylor led in home run suppression (HR9+ 226 vs 122), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 150 vs 96), and run prevention (ERA+ 137 vs 86). Role difference aside, Josh Taylor holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Josh Taylor

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
10.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.97
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
11.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.63
11.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.733
1.733
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
39.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.392
1.392
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
34.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.15
39.15

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Josh Taylor

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
10.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.044
0.044
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Josh Taylor

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
138
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
600
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Josh Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA