Bruce Ruffin vs. Kent Tekulve — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kent Tekulve
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Kent Tekulve as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Ruffin led in strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 77), home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 115), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 94). Kent Tekulve held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 104 vs 86). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bruce Ruffin.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Kent Tekulve

Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
6.58
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.09
51.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.45
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
2.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4310
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1436.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1305
8.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
3.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
1.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
4.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.884
0.884
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6001
37.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
3.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.58
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.98
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5358
33.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.59
37.59

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Kent Tekulve

Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1051
6.58
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4311
27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1437
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
2.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Kent Tekulve

Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1050
4772.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
132
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
550
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
45.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
45.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
5.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
10
45.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
16
72.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
36.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
45.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-4.22
-19.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
6
27.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
277.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
2.16
2.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA