Bruce Ruffin vs. Mike Trombley — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Trombley
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Trombley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Trombley led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 108 vs 80), strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 91), and run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 86). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 66). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Mike Trombley.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Mike Trombley

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.05
44.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.45
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
4.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2387
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
795.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
9.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
3.61
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
7.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
39.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.21
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
4.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.66
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3065
34.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.26
39.26

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Mike Trombley

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2387
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
795.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.96
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
1.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.58
98.58
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Mike Trombley

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
152700
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Mike Trombley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Trombley
Career
Per 600 PA