Bruce Ruffin vs. Tyler Thornburg — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tyler Thornburg
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Tyler Thornburg as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tyler Thornburg led in home run suppression (HR9+ 393 vs 122), run prevention (ERA+ 183 vs 86), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 133 vs 96). Role difference aside, Tyler Thornburg holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Tyler Thornburg

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
6.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
865
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
288.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
7.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.96
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
8.96
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.436
1.436
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1222
38.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.96
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1070
33.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Tyler Thornburg

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
6.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
865
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
288.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.81
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.189
0.189
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Tyler Thornburg

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
4435.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
535.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
4.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.44
-30.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
235.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
2.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Tyler Thornburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Tyler Thornburg
Career
Per 600 PA