Bruce Ruffin vs. Jonny Venters — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jonny Venters
MillenialKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Jonny Venters as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jonny Venters led in home run suppression (HR9+ 436 vs 122), run prevention (ERA+ 173 vs 86), and strikeout rate (K%+ 124 vs 91). Role difference aside, Jonny Venters holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Jonny Venters

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
9.66
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.66
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
816
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.05
7.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.53
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
9.83
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.592
1.592
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.66
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1163
38.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.72
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
3.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.98
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
989
32.72
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.48
38.48

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Jonny Venters

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
9.66
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
816
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.199
0.199
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Jonny Venters

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
292
175200
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Jonny Venters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jonny Venters
Career
Per 600 PA