Bruce Ruffin vs. Bobby Thigpen — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bobby Thigpen
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Bobby Thigpen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bobby Thigpen led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 99 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 86), and strikeout rate (K%+ 93 vs 91). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 86). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bobby Thigpen.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Bobby Thigpen

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
7.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.27
46.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.45
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
3.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1706
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
568.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
8.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.5
8.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
3.77
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
5.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2448
38.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
5.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
3.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.76
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.363
1.363
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
33.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Bobby Thigpen

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
7.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1706
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
568.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.87
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.61
96.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Bobby Thigpen

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
448
268800
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA