Bruce Ruffin vs. Ken Trinkle — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Trinkle
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Trinkle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Trinkle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.493 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Ken Trinkle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Ken Trinkle

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
4.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1306
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
435.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
9.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
4.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
2.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1907
39.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
4.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.493
1.493
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1689
34.92
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.43
39.43

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Ken Trinkle

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.634
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Ken Trinkle

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216
1440
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
533.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
8.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
126.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
1.96
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
126.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.74
4.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ken Trinkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.8
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
33.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Trinkle
Career
Per 600 PA