Bruce Ruffin vs. Brian Wilson — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brian Wilson
MillenialNew HampshireThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Wilson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brian Wilson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 185 vs 122), run prevention (ERA+ 131 vs 86), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 131 vs 96). Role difference aside, Brian Wilson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Brian Wilson

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
9.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.57
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.98
48.98
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.45
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.05
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1146
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
8.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.65
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.01
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.12
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.35
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.42
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
9.59
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.59
9.59
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.524
1.524
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1649
38.85
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
5.94
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.356
1.356
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1439
33.9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Brian Wilson

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
9.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1146
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.28
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.01
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.97
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.35
95.35
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.104
0.104
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Brian Wilson

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
394
23640
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
519.06
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.57
-93.96
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.8
Brian Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
120
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA