Bruce Ruffin vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roy Thomas led in strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 91), run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 86), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 90 vs 80). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 121). Role difference aside, Roy Thomas holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Roy Thomas

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.34
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.77
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Roy Thomas

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Roy Thomas

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
12.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.36
-5.98
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA