Bruce Ruffin vs. Matt Turner — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Turner
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Turner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Turner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.79 and WHIP 1.364 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Matt Turner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Matt Turner

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
7.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.79
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
7.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
7.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
38.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.252
1.252
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
33.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Matt Turner

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
7.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.219
0.219
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Matt Turner

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
19200
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA