Bruce Ruffin vs. Bill Wilson — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Wilson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Wilson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Wilson led in strikeout rate (K%+ 104 vs 91), run prevention (ERA+ 92 vs 86), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 82 vs 80). Bruce Ruffin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 92). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bill Wilson.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Bill Wilson

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
6.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.52
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.45
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
4.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
774
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
7.99
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.8
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
4.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.77
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
5.97
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.171
1.171
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.43
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1109
38.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
4.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.56
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
33.28
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Bill Wilson

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
6.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
774
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.45
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.41
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.43
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.95
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.88
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Bill Wilson

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
4130.77
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
553.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
3.81
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.87
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.83
-19.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0