Bruce Ruffin vs. Carlos Villanueva — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Carlos Villanueva
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Carlos Villanueva as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Carlos Villanueva led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 80), strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 91), and run prevention (ERA+ 91 vs 86). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 69). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Carlos Villanueva.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Carlos Villanueva

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Carlos Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
4.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Carlos Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Carlos Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.11
48.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.97
15.97
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Carlos Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
478
4.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Carlos Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Carlos Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
2996
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
998.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Carlos Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
8.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Carlos Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.71
8.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
1.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Carlos Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
2.91
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Carlos Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Carlos Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Carlos Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
862
7.77
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Carlos Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Carlos Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Carlos Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.187
1.187
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Carlos Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Carlos Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
4234
38.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.99
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Carlos Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
4.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Carlos Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Carlos Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Carlos Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.72
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Carlos Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.292
1.292
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
3819
34.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Carlos Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Carlos Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Carlos Villanueva

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Carlos Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
4.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
2996
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
998.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Carlos Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
1.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
1.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Carlos Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.71
98.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.97
15.97
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Carlos Villanueva

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Carlos Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
476
2011.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
142
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
120
507.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Carlos Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
46.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
46.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
1.06
4.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
11
46.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
14
59.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Carlos Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
42.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Carlos Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-3.91
-16.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Carlos Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
257.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
80.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Carlos Villanueva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.23
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Carlos Villanueva
Career
Per 600 PA