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Bruce Ruffin

Bruce Wayne Ruffin

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Both, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: October 4, 1963 in Lubbock, TX
High School: J.M. Hanks (El Paso, TX)
School: University of Texas at Austin
Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2nd round of the 1985 amateur draft.
Signed June 12, 1985. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 28, 1986
Teams (by GP): Rockies/Phillies/Brewers 1986-1997

Final Game: June 26, 1997
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 9:33AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1986 22 PHI NL 9 4 .692 2.46 21 21 0 6 0 0 146.1 138 53 40 6 44 6 70 1 1 0 600 158 1.244 8.5 0.4 2.7 4.3 1.59 RoY-7
1987 23 PHI NL 11 14 .440 4.35 35 35 0 3 1 0 204.2 236 118 99 17 73 4 93 2 0 6 884 98 1.510 10.4 0.7 3.2 4.1 1.27
1988 24 PHI NL 6 10 .375 4.43 55 15 14 3 0 3 144.1 151 86 71 7 80 6 82 3 0 12 646 81 1.600 9.4 0.4 5.0 5.1 1.03
1989 25 PHI NL 6 10 .375 4.44 24 23 0 1 0 0 125.2 152 69 62 10 62 6 70 0 0 8 576 80 1.703 10.9 0.7 4.4 5.0 1.13
1990 26 PHI NL 6 13 .316 5.38 32 25 1 2 1 0 149.0 178 99 89 14 62 7 79 1 2 3 678 71 1.611 10.8 0.8 3.7 4.8 1.27
1991 27 PHI NL 4 7 .364 3.78 31 15 2 1 1 0 119.0 125 52 50 6 38 3 85 1 0 4 508 97 1.370 9.5 0.5 2.9 6.4 2.24
1992 28 MIL AL 1 6 .143 6.67 25 6 6 1 0 0 58.0 66 43 43 7 41 3 45 0 0 2 272 58 1.845 10.2 1.1 6.4 7.0 1.10
1993 29 COL NL 6 5 .545 3.87 59 12 8 0 0 2 139.2 145 71 60 10 69 9 126 1 0 8 619 124 1.532 9.3 0.6 4.4 8.1 1.83
1994 30 COL NL 4 5 .444 4.04 56 0 39 0 0 16 55.2 55 28 25 6 30 2 65 1 0 5 252 124 1.527 8.9 1.0 4.9 10.5 2.17
1995 31 COL NL 0 1 .000 2.12 37 0 19 0 0 11 34.0 26 8 8 1 19 1 23 0 0 1 140 257 1.324 6.9 0.3 5.0 6.1 1.21
1996 32 COL NL 7 5 .583 4.00 71 0 56 0 0 24 69.2 55 35 31 5 29 3 74 0 0 10 292 131 1.206 7.1 0.6 3.7 9.6 2.55
1997 33 COL NL 0 2 .000 5.32 23 0 15 0 0 7 22.0 18 15 13 3 18 0 31 0 0 2 102 99 1.636 7.4 1.2 7.4 12.7 1.72
12 Seasons 60 82 .423 4.19 469 152 160 17 3 63 1268.0 1345 677 591 92 565 50 843 10 3 61 5569 99 1.506 9.5 0.7 4.0 6.0 1.49
162 Game Avg. 7 9 .423 4.19 51 17 18 2 0 7 139 147 74 65 10 62 5 92 1 0 7 610 99 1.506 9.5 0.7 4.0 6.0 1.49
PHI (6 yrs) 42 58 .420 4.16 198 134 17 16 3 3 889.0 980 477 411 60 359 32 479 8 3 33 3892 92 1.506 9.9 0.6 3.6 4.8 1.33
COL (5 yrs) 17 18 .486 3.84 246 12 137 0 0 60 321.0 299 157 137 25 165 15 319 2 0 26 1405 131 1.445 8.4 0.7 4.6 8.9 1.93
MIL (1 yr) 1 6 .143 6.67 25 6 6 1 0 0 58.0 66 43 43 7 41 3 45 0 0 2 272 58 1.845 10.2 1.1 6.4 7.0 1.10
NL (11 yrs) NL 59 76 .437 4.08 444 146 154 16 3 63 1210.0 1279 634 548 85 524 47 798 10 3 59 5297 102 1.490 9.5 0.6 3.9 5.9 1.52
AL (1 yr) AL 1 6 .143 6.67 25 6 6 1 0 0 58.0 66 43 43 7 41 3 45 0 0 2 272 58 1.845 10.2 1.1 6.4 7.0 1.10

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1986 22 PHI NL 146.1 21 53 86 -2 1.0 33 3.5 $60,000 RoY-7
1987 23 PHI NL 204.2 35 118 128 2 1.0 10 1.0 $100,000
1988 24 PHI NL 144.1 15 86 84 -6 1.1 -2 -0.6 $140,000
1989 25 PHI NL 125.2 23 69 76 -8 1.0 7 0.7 $175,000
1990 26 PHI NL 149.0 25 99 80 3 .9 -19 -2.0 $350,000
1991 27 PHI NL 119.0 15 52 64 -1 1.0 12 1.2 $
1992 28 MIL AL 58.0 6 43 32 0 .8 -11 -1.3 $525,000
1993 29 COL NL 139.2 12 71 100 -2 .8 29 1.9 $550,000
1994 30 COL NL 55.2 0 28 41 -1 1.8 13 1.0 $800,000
1995 31 COL NL 34.0 0 8 27 -1 1.6 19 1.7 $1,000,000
1996 32 COL NL 69.2 0 35 53 0 1.5 18 1.2 $1,000,000
1997 33 COL NL 22.0 0 15 16 0 1.5 1 -0.1 $
12 Seasons 1268.0 152 677 787 -16 1.1 110 8.2 $4,700,000
PHI (6 yrs) 889.0 134 477 518 -12 1.0 41 3.8 $825,000
COL (5 yrs) 321.0 12 157 237 -4 1.3 80 5.7 $3,350,000
MIL (1 yr) 58.0 6 43 32 0 .8 -11 -1.3 $525,000

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1995 31 COL NL NLDS L ATL 0 0 2.70 4 0 1 0 0 0 3.1 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 14 1.500 8.1 0.0 5.4 5.4 1.00
1 NLDS 0 0 2.70 4 0 1 0 0 0 3.1 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 14 1.500 8.1 0.0 5.4 5.4 1.00

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1986 22 PHI NL 21 56 55 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 32 .073 .073 .091 .164 -56 5 2 0 1 0 0 1 RoY-7
1987 23 PHI NL 35 81 73 3 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 39 .055 .080 .068 .148 -61 5 3 0 6 0 0 1
1988 24 PHI NL 55 36 33 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15 .121 .194 .121 .316 -7 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
1989 25 PHI NL 24 41 34 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 15 .176 .300 .206 .506 48 7 0 0 1 0 0 1
1990 26 PHI NL 32 53 44 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 .068 .128 .068 .196 -44 3 0 0 6 0 0 1
1991 27 PHI NL 31 34 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 18 .000 .143 .000 .143 -56 0 0 0 6 0 0 1
1992 28 MIL AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1993 29 COL NL 59 31 25 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 .080 .179 .120 .299 -23 3 0 0 3 0 0 1
1994 30 COL NL 56 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 .400 .250 .650 65 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1995 31 COL NL 37 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1996 32 COL NL 71 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1997 33 COL NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Seasons 469 341 295 13 24 4 0 0 7 0 0 23 143 .081 .148 .095 .243 -32 28 5 0 23 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 118 102 4 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 8 49 .081 .148 .095 .243 -32 10 2 0 8 0 0
PHI (6 yrs) 198 301 263 12 21 3 0 0 6 0 0 18 128 .080 .139 .091 .230 -35 24 5 0 20 0 0
COL (5 yrs) 246 40 32 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 15 .094 .216 .125 .341 -12 4 0 0 3 0 0
MIL (1 yr) 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (11 yrs) 444 341 295 13 24 4 0 0 7 0 0 23 143 .081 .148 .095 .243 -32 28 5 0 23 0 0
AL (1 yr) 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1986 22 PHI NL 56 -11 0 0 0 0 6 2 -3 -0.4 -3 -0.3 -0.1 $60,000 1 RoY-7
1987 23 PHI NL 81 -16 0 -1 0 0 9 2 -6 -0.6 -6 -0.6 0.0 $100,000 1
1988 24 PHI NL 36 -4 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $140,000 1
1989 25 PHI NL 41 -2 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $175,000 1
1990 26 PHI NL 53 -9 0 0 0 0 5 1 -3 -0.4 -3 -0.3 -0.1 $350,000 1
1991 27 PHI NL 34 -5 0 0 0 0 3 1 -1 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $ 1
1993 29 COL NL 31 -4 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $550,000 1
1994 30 COL NL 5 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $800,000 1
1995 31 COL NL 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $1,000,000 1
1996 32 COL NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $1,000,000 1
10 Seasons 341 -52 -1 -1 0 0 33 9 -12 -1.6 -12 -1.2 -0.4 $4,175,000
PHI (6 yrs) 301 -47 0 -1 0 0 29 8 -11 -1.5 -11 -1.1 -0.4 $825,000
COL (4 yrs) 40 -5 -1 0 0 0 4 1 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $3,350,000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1995 31 COL NL NLDS ATL L 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
1986 PHI NL 22 P 21 21 6 146.1 29 8 20 1 0 .966 1.72 1.33 .955 1.94 1.94 16 5 24% 0 RoY-7
1987 PHI NL 23 P 35 35 3 204.2 41 7 32 2 3 .951 1.71 1.11 .955 1.91 1.90 18 12 40% 1
1988 PHI NL 24 P 55 15 3 144.1 38 11 25 2 2 .947 2.24 0.65 .955 1.96 1.96 7 5 42% 1
1989 PHI NL 25 P 24 23 1 125.2 41 3 34 4 0 .902 2.65 1.54 .947 1.87 1.87 11 8 42% 1
1990 PHI NL 26 P 32 25 2 149.0 28 5 23 0 2 1.000 1.69 0.88 .957 1.80 1.79 3 4 57% 0
1991 PHI NL 27 P 31 15 1 119.0 25 8 15 2 1 .920 1.74 0.74 .955 1.86 1.85 7 4 36% 0
1992 MIL AL 28 P 25 6 1 58.0 9 4 5 0 0 1.000 1.40 0.36 .953 1.72 1.71 5 3 38% 0
1993 COL NL 29 P 59 12 0 139.2 24 7 16 1 3 .958 1.48 0.39 .953 1.84 1.83 14 9 39% 1
1994 COL NL 30 P 56 0 0 55.2 12 2 10 0 0 1.000 1.94 0.21 .958 1.86 1.85 5 1 17% 0
1995 COL NL 31 P 37 0 0 34.0 8 0 8 0 0 1.000 2.12 0.22 .956 1.85 1.83 2 2 50% 1
1996 COL NL 32 P 71 0 0 69.2 11 2 9 0 0 1.000 1.42 0.15 .954 1.83 1.83 3 0 0% 0
1997 COL NL 33 P 23 0 0 22.0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.23 0.13 .953 1.84 1.84 3 0 0% 0
12 Seasons P 469 152 17 1268.0 269 58 199 12 11 .955 1.82 0.55 .954 1.87 1.85 94 53 36% 5
12 Seasons TOT 469 152 17 1268.0 269 58 199 12 11 .955 1.82 0.55 .954 1.87 1.85 94 53 36% 5
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
Career  5.983 (246th)

Games Played s c a p y
1994 NL  56 (6th)

Saves s c a p y
1994 NL  16 (8th)
Career  63 (213th)

Games Started s c a p y
1987 NL  35 (4th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1988 NL  80 (7th)

Hits s c a p y
1987 NL  236 (5th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1987 NL  0.748 (9th)

Losses s c a p y
1987 NL  14 (8th)
1990 NL  13 (8th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1987 NL  99 (10th)
1990 NL  89 (10th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1988 NL  12 (2nd)
1996 NL  10 (8th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1994 NL  39 (7th)
1996 NL  56 (8th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1986 NL  19 (6th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1986 NL  2.1 (6th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 5 (1863), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1948), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 1 (1984), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  7. Phil Ortega (966)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  9. Bob Shirley (948)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
198622Philadelphia Phillies$60,0001986 USA Today survey
198723Philadelphia Phillies$100,0001987 USA Today survey
198824Philadelphia Phillies$140,000USA Today, 4/1/88
198925Philadelphia Phillies$175,000
25Pittsburgh Pirates$175,0001989 USA Today survey
199026Philadelphia Phillies$350,000USA Today
199228Milwaukee Brewers$525,0004/2/92 USA Today
199329Colorado Rockies$550,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $325,000 earned bonus
199430Colorado Rockies$800,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $250,000 earned bonus
199531Colorado Rockies$1,000,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1
199632Colorado Rockies$1,000,0001997 Joint Exhibit 1
Career to date (may be incomplete)$4,875,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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