Bruce Ruffin vs. Darrin Winston — Career Comparison

Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darrin Winston
Gen XNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Darrin Winston 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 5.84 and 1.324 for Darrin Winston. 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 Darrin Winston

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
8.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
4.19
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
5.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
9.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
2.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
5.98
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
4.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.757
0.757
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.97
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5569
39.53
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
39.89
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.81
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.32
6.32
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.41
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.3
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4894
34.74
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
36.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.89
39.89

Fielding Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Darrin Winston

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
8.27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.73
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.73
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.91
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.46
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.82
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.46
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.177
0.177
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Ruffin and Darrin Winston

Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
825.22
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
5100
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
600
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.23
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.88
6.83
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
99.33
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
49.27
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
82.7
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.32
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
35.19
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.76
-13.65
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
112.5
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
40.47
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA