Bruce Ruffin vs. Rip Wheeler — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rip Wheeler
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Rip Wheeler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rip Wheeler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.18 and WHIP 1.291 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Rip Wheeler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Rip Wheeler

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.59
20.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
129.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
9.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.387
0.387
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
37.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
35.63
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.09
2.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Rip Wheeler

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.382
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Rip Wheeler

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
34
485.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
19.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
57.14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
18.72
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA