Bruce Ruffin vs. Dick Ward — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Ward
Greatest GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Ward as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Ward posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 2.000 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Dick Ward had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Dick Ward

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.72
6.72
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
13.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
43.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
10.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.5
43.5

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Dick Ward

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Dick Ward

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA