Bruce Ruffin vs. Dick Tomanek — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tomanek
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Tomanek as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Ruffin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.546 compared to 4.95 and 1.524 for Dick Tomanek. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Dick Tomanek

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
39.78
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
5.49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.485
1.485
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
35.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Dick Tomanek

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.95
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Dick Tomanek

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
1222.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
566.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
38.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
169.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
28.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.8
Dick Tomanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tomanek
Career
Per 600 PA