Bruce Ruffin vs. Sam Thompson — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Thompson
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Bruce Ruffin and Sam Thompson are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bruce Ruffin carried a career ERA of 4.19 against Sam Thompson's 4.41. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Bruce Ruffin and Sam Thompson — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Sam Thompson

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.64
44.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.06
67.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.61
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
4.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1422
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528
10.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
4.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.745
0.745
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2101
39.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
5.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.84
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1910
36.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.89
39.89

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Sam Thompson

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.08
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1425
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
3.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.67
94.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.861
1.861
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.28
66.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Sam Thompson

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
90
268.66
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
201
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
180
537.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
104.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
86.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.91
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.96
32.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
128.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
134.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
53.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
38.81
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
89.55
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.49
34.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.97
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
23.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
201
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
32.84
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100