Bruce Ruffin vs. John Williams — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
John Williams
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Bruce Ruffin and John Williams are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bruce Ruffin carried a career ERA of 4.19 against John Williams's 4.37. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Bruce Ruffin and John Williams — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and John Williams

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
1.61
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.46
59.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.77
65.77
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.61
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
4.37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1865
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
621.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
686
9.93
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
4.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.29
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2711
39.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.14
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.39
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
5.37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.94
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.96
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.437
1.437
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2419
35.02
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.25
39.25

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and John Williams

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
1.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
1.04
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3482
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1160.2
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.78
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.79
94.79
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.043
2.043
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.41
32.41
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.66
71.66
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and John Williams

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
196
218.18
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
341
600
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
539
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
558.81
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
144.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
101.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
20.04
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
13.36
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.02
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
43.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.56
67.41
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
221.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
174.77
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
83.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
74.58
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
148.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.93
74.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
26.72
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.34
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179.67
179.67
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
10
11.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
John Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100