Bruce Ruffin vs. Marc Valdes — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Marc Valdes
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Marc Valdes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Marc Valdes led in home run suppression (HR9+ 226 vs 122), walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 80), and run prevention (ERA+ 93 vs 86). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 66). Role difference aside, Marc Valdes holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Marc Valdes

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
5.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.28
15.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
4.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
752
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
250.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
10.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
4.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
4.85
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.009
1.009
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
41.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
5.82
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.592
1.592
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
987
35.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.11
41.11

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Marc Valdes

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
5.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
752
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
250.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.28
15.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Marc Valdes

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
1878.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
560.87
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
52.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
52.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
8.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
52.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.77
-10.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
195.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
3.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA