Thomas Howard vs. Bruce Ruffin — Matchup Analysis
Thomas Howard has absolutely raked against Ruffin. With only 6 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Howard. Howard's production against Ruffin has been exceptional: an OPS of 0.900, 29% above the career mark of 0.695, with a batting average of 0.400, 52% above their career average and above Ruffin's career opposing average of 0.275. Despite striking out once every 6 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 6.2 PA, Howard is still posting above-career production against Ruffin. Edge: Howard.
How Thomas Howard put the ball into play against Bruce Ruffin
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bruce Ruffin to Thomas Howard
Matchup Details for Thomas Howard and Bruce Ruffin
Stats that describe the matchup between Thomas Howard and Bruce Ruffin including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
6
Thomas Howard Career Plate Appearances
2696
Bruce Ruffin Career Batters Faced
5569
In this matchup
0.400
Thomas Howard Career Batting Average
0.264
Bruce Ruffin Career Opposing Batting Average
0.275
In this matchup
0
Thomas Howard Career Home Runs
44
Bruce Ruffin Career Home Runs Allowed
92
Grand Slams
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0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
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0
In this matchup
0.000
Thomas Howard Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.018
Bruce Ruffin Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.019
In this matchup
0.000
Thomas Howard Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.067
Bruce Ruffin Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.068
Home Runs Per Strikeout
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0.000
Thomas Howard Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.102
Bruce Ruffin Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.109
In this matchup
0.500
Thomas Howard Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.302
Bruce Ruffin Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.317
In this matchup
0
Thomas Howard Career Hit By Pitch
11
Bruce Ruffin Career Batters Hit By Pitch
10
Outs
In this matchup
1
In this matchup
0
Thomas Howard Career Intentional Walks
10
Bruce Ruffin Career Intentional Walks Allowed
50
In this matchup
1
Thomas Howard Career Strikeouts
432
Bruce Ruffin Career Strikeouts Thrown
843
In this matchup
6.000
Thomas Howard Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
6.240
Bruce Ruffin Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.606
In this matchup
1.000
Thomas Howard Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.380
Bruce Ruffin Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.670
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.500
Thomas Howard Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.308
Bruce Ruffin Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.352
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
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0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
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0
In this matchup
0
Thomas Howard Career Sacrifice Hits
21
Bruce Ruffin Career Sacrifice Hits
58
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0
Thomas Howard Career Sacrifice Flies
16
Bruce Ruffin Career Sacrifice Flies
42
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0
Thomas Howard Career Ground into Double Play
39
Bruce Ruffin Career Double Plays Enabled
138
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0