Bruce Ruffin vs. Bucky Veil — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bucky Veil
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Bucky Veil as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bucky Veil posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.513 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Bucky Veil had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Bucky Veil

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.55
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.94
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
8.84
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
38.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.72
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
32.97
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Bucky Veil

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.54
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.72
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.769
1.769
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Bucky Veil

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
13
260
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.76
35.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.98
39.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA