Bruce Ruffin vs. Dan Wheeler — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dan Wheeler
Gen XRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Wheeler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dan Wheeler led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 144 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 86), and strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 91). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 76). Role difference aside, Dan Wheeler holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Dan Wheeler

Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
8.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.76
36.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.45
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.98
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1922
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
640.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
8.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
7.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.8
7.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.169
1.169
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2680
37.65
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
2.63
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
4.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2430
34.14
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Dan Wheeler

Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
8.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1922
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
640.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.51
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.81
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.36
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.91
96.91
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Dan Wheeler

Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
590
44250
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
525
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
9.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.81
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA