Bob Gibson vs Bruce Ruffin

Bob GibsonBruce Ruffin

Bob Gibson and Bruce Ruffin compared on their MLB careers: Bob Gibson played 5 seasons, 1983 to 1987, Bruce Ruffin 12 seasons, 1986 to 1997. Bob Gibson has 12 wins to Bruce Ruffin's 60.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bob Gibson and Bruce Ruffin career totals
98GP469
12W60
18L82
4.2ERA4.2
269.2IP1,268
166K843
166BB565
1.5WHIP1.5
13SV63

Where each stands all time

Bob Gibson and Bruce Ruffin all-time places
Bob GibsonAll-time rankBruce Ruffin
—Saves289th (63)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Bob Gibson: 0 championships; none on file
  • Bruce Ruffin: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Bob Gibson and Bruce Ruffin season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1983343.901986942.46
2nd1984254.96198711144.35
3rd1985673.9019886104.43
4th1986124.7319896104.44
5th1987000.0019906135.38
6th————1991473.78
7th————1992166.67
8th————1993653.87
9th————1994454.04
10th————1995012.12
11th————1996754.00
12th————1997025.32

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA