Bruce Ruffin vs. Junior Walsh — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Junior Walsh
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Junior Walsh as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Ruffin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.546 compared to 5.88 and 1.617 for Junior Walsh. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Junior Walsh

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
4.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.48
13.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
5.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
579
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
9.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.37
9.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
5.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
4.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.047
1.047
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
40.85
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
6.53
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.617
1.617
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
35.53
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.85
40.85

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Junior Walsh

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.506
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Junior Walsh

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
1443.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
31
502.7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
15.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
3
48.65
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
1.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
97.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
356.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
1.68
1.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA