Bruce Ruffin vs. Ron Villone — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Villone
Gen XNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Villone as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Ruffin led in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 79), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 81), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 80 vs 79). Ron Villone held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 98 vs 91). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bruce Ruffin.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Ron Villone

Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
717
5.52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.72
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.41
48.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.97
12.97
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
614
4.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3504
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1168
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
8.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
1.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
637
4.91
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
925
7.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5193
40.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
665
5.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.42
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.79
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4392
33.84
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.01
40.01

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Ron Villone

Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
717
5.52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3504
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1168
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
2.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.21
91.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.97
12.97
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Ron Villone

Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
717
2338.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
184
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
170
554.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
71.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
55.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
14.99
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
97.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
24
78.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.83
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.83
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
42.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.21
-0.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
166.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.61
3.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
12
39.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA