Bruce Ruffin vs. Garrett Whitlock — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Garrett Whitlock
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Garrett Whitlock as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Garrett Whitlock led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 175 vs 80), home run suppression (HR9+ 183 vs 122), and run prevention (ERA+ 146 vs 86). Role difference aside, Garrett Whitlock holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Garrett Whitlock

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.66
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.72
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.1
64.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.94
13.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
941
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
313.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
8.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.92
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
9.84
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.84
9.84
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1281
36.76
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.95
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
3.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.26
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1181
33.89
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.76
36.76

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Garrett Whitlock

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.66
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
941
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
313.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.29
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.26
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.94
13.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Garrett Whitlock

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
49500
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
251.61
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA