Bruce Ruffin vs. Joe Vance — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Vance
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Vance as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Ruffin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.546 compared to 5.81 and 1.762 for Joe Vance. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Joe Vance

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
10.52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.52
10.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.78
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
41.44
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
6.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.762
1.762
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
36.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.44
41.44

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Joe Vance

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.333
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Joe Vance

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
16
480
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
49.91
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
210
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
51.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA