Bruce Ruffin vs. Herman Watts — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Herman Watts
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati-Cleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Herman Watts 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 7.88 and 2.250 for Herman Watts. 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 Herman Watts

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
7.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.16
8.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
12.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.75
12.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
7.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
4.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.292
1.292
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
47.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
10.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.98
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
38.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.63
47.63

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Herman Watts

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.88
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.625
0.625
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Herman Watts

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
9
490.91
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.61
88.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.788
0.788
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.94
105.82
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Herman Watts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Herman Watts
Career
Per 600 PA