Bruce Ruffin vs. Jose Valverde — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jose Valverde
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Valverde as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Valverde led in run prevention (ERA+ 142 vs 86), strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 91), and home run suppression (HR9+ 147 vs 122). Role difference aside, Jose Valverde holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Jose Valverde

Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
8.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.45
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
4.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
3.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1891
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
630.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
3.77
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
9.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.88
9.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.517
1.517
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.34
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
2646
37.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
7.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
3.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
2328
33.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.78
37.78

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Jose Valverde

Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
8.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1891
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
630.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.06
88.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.094
0.094
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Jose Valverde

Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
626
187800
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
212.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
199.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Jose Valverde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Valverde
Career
Per 600 PA