Bruce Ruffin vs. Jordan Walden — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jordan Walden
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Jordan Walden as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jordan Walden led in home run suppression (HR9+ 173 vs 122), strikeout rate (K%+ 135 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 136 vs 96). Role difference aside, Jordan Walden holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Jordan Walden

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
9.85
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.45
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
7.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.89
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
10.78
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.78
10.78
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.631
1.631
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
1.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
930
37.7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
3.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
33.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.7
37.7

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Jordan Walden

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
9.85
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.81
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.34
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.124
0.124
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Jordan Walden

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
243
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
600
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA