Bruce Ruffin vs. Matt Thornton — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Thornton
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Thornton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Thornton led in run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 86), walk avoidance (BB%+ 99 vs 80), and strikeout rate (K%+ 99 vs 91). Role difference aside, Matt Thornton holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Matt Thornton

Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.9
43.9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1988
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
8.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
8.72
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2799
38.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
3.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.83
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2491
33.83
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.01
38.01

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Matt Thornton

Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1988
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
1.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
1.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.69
96.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.156
0.156
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Matt Thornton

Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
748
448800
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Matt Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA