Bruce Ruffin vs. Ron Taylor — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Taylor as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Their run-prevention marks were nearly identical — ERA+ of 86 for Bruce Ruffin and 83 for Ron Taylor, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 96 and 94 respectively. Role difference aside, the slight lean goes to Bruce Ruffin — but these two were remarkably close on the shared metrics.