Bruce Ruffin stats

Last played for the Colorado Rockies, 1997

Relief Pitcher · #18

Age 63 · 6' 2"

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Bruce Ruffin played 12 MLB seasons, 1986 to 1997.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
469
W
60
L
82
ERA
4.19
IP
1,268.0
K
843
BB
565
WHIP
1.51

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.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.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1986PHI21942.46146.170441.24
1987PHI3511144.35204.293731.51
1988PHI556104.43144.182801.60
1989PHI246104.44125.270621.70
1990PHI326135.38149.079621.61
1991PHI31473.78119.085381.37
1992MIL25166.6758.045411.84
1993COL59653.87139.2126691.53
1994COL56454.0455.265301.53
1995COL37012.1234.023191.32
1996COL71754.0069.274291.21
1997COL23025.3222.031181.64

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
4
W
0
L
0
ERA
2.70
IP
3.1
K
2
BB
2
WHIP
1.50

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
74
CG
17
SHO
3
K/9
6.0
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
61

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1986PHI16604.30000
1987PHI14314.10006
1988PHI8305.100012
1989PHI12105.00008
1990PHI9214.80003
1991PHI11116.40004
1992MIL1107.00002
1993COL3008.10008
1994COL00010.50005
1995COL0006.10001
1996COL0009.600010
1997COL00012.70002

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
63 yearsOct 4, 1963
Height
6' 2"
Debut
1986
Birthplace
Lubbock, TX
College
Texas

What were Bruce Ruffin's career stats?

Bruce Ruffin played 12 seasons for the Phillies, the Brewers and the Rockies. He had 60 wins and 843 strikeouts with a 4.19 ERA over 1,268.0 innings. His best season was 1987: 11 wins, a 4.35 ERA and 93 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

12 seasons, 1 postseason, 1986 to 1997

Bruce Ruffin finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

All-time career rank

  • 289th in saves (63)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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