Bruce Ruffin vs. Mike Walker — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Walker
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Walker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Walker led in home run suppression (HR9+ 167 vs 122), run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 86), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 81 vs 80). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 57). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Mike Walker.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Mike Walker

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.64
13.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
5.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
483
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
10.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.12
10.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
5.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
4.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.062
1.062
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
42.2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.62
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5.87
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.21
42.21

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Mike Walker

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
483
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.79
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Mike Walker

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
17600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Mike Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Walker
Career
Per 600 PA