Bruce Ruffin vs. Matt West — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt West
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt West as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt West posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.429 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Matt West had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Matt West

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
10.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
37.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.98
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
34.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.29
37.29

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Matt West

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Matt West

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