Bruce Ruffin vs. Leon Williams — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Williams
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Leon Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Ruffin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.546 compared to 5.4 and 2.160 for Leon Williams. By the career numbers, Bruce Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Leon Williams

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1345
9.55
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
17.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.28
17.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Leon Williams

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.33
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3804
27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1268
9
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.556
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Leon Williams

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.04
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
35.81
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Leon Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Williams
Career
Per 600 PA