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Bruce Ruffin vs. John Smoltz: Pitching Comparison

Bruce Ruffin vs. John Smoltz: Totals

Bruce Ruffin vs. John Smoltz: Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Bruce Ruffin	22-33	1986	1997	60	82	.423	4.19	469	152	160	17	3	63	1268.0	1345	677	591	92	565	50	843	10	3	61	5569	1996	99	3.85	1.506	9.5	0.7	4.0	6.0
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	213	155	.579	3.33	723	481	204	53	16	154	3473.0	3074	1391	1284	288	1010	84	3084	57	16	145	14271	4277	125	3.24	1.176	8.0	0.7	2.6	8.0

Bruce Ruffin vs. John Smoltz: Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Bruce Ruffin	31	1995	1995	0	0		2.70	4	0	1	0	0	0	3.1	3	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	14	5		3.70	1.500	8.1	0.0	5.4	5.4
2	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	15	4	.789	2.67	41	27	11	2	1	4	209.0	172	67	62	17	67	6	199	3	0	6	856	250		2.58	1.144	7.4	0.7	2.9	8.6

Bruce Ruffin vs. John Smoltz: Value

Bruce Ruffin vs. John Smoltz: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Bruce Ruffin	22-33	1986	1997	469	152	1268.0	9.8	-1.3
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	723	481	3473.0	66.4	38.0

Bruce Ruffin vs. John Smoltz: Totals Against

Bruce Ruffin vs. John Smoltz: Totals Against Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	SB%	PO	GIDP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	ISO	BAbip	RC	TB	XBH	TOB	TOBwe
1	Bruce Ruffin	22-33	1986	1997	469	152	1268.0	1996	4892	969	257	27	94	53	63.95	5	138	58	42	.275	.349	.395	.743	105	.120	.313	682	1932	376	1920	1996
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	723	481	3473.0	4277	12977	2114	605	67	182	102	64.08	15	244	139	87	.237	.293	.360	.653	76	.124	.288	1387	4677	960	4141	4277

Bruce Ruffin vs. John Smoltz: Totals Against Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	SB%	PO	GIDP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	ISO	BAbip	RC	TB	XBH	TOB	TOBwe
1	Bruce Ruffin	31	1995	1995	4	0	3.1	5	12	3	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.250	.357	.250	.607		.000	.300	1	3	0	5	5
2	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	41	27	209.0	250	770	120	31	4	8	7	53.33	0	7	4	3	.223	.287	.340	.627		.117	.278	79	262	52	242	250

Bruce Ruffin vs. John Smoltz: Starting & Relieving

Bruce Ruffin vs. John Smoltz: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Bruce Ruffin	22-33	1986	1997	74	49	46.9	168	63	38	19	76.8	160	317
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	298	62	56.8	68	16	24	15	91.1	204	242

Bruce Ruffin vs. John Smoltz: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Bruce Ruffin	31	1995	1995	0			1	0	0	0		1	4
2	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	22	81	61.3	1	0	0	1	80.0	11	14

Bruce Ruffin vs. John Smoltz: Ratios

Bruce Ruffin vs. John Smoltz: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Bruce Ruffin	22-33	1986	1997	469	152	1268.0	15.1	10.1	5.0
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	723	481	3473.0	21.6	7.1	14.5

Bruce Ruffin vs. John Smoltz: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Bruce Ruffin	31	1995	1995	4	0	3.1	14.3	14.3	0.0
2	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	41	27	209.0	23.2	7.8	15.4

Bruce Ruffin vs. John Smoltz: Pitch Summary

Bruce Ruffin vs. John Smoltz: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Bruce Ruffin	22-33	1986	1997	469	152	1268.0		83
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	723	481	3473.0	15759	101	10676	67.75

Bruce Ruffin vs. John Smoltz: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Bruce Ruffin	31	1995	1995	4	0	3.1	21		13	61.90
2	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	41	27	209.0	2560	108	1629	63.63

Bruce Ruffin vs. John Smoltz: Head-to-Head Pitching

Bruce Ruffin vs. John Smoltz: Totals

Bruce Ruffin vs. John Smoltz: Totals Table
Rk	Player	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	John Smoltz	1	1	.500	6.94	2	2	0	0	0	0	11.2	20	11	9	0	3	1	12	0	0	0	57	1.971	15.4	0.0	2.3	9.3
2	Bruce Ruffin	0	1	.000	9.00	2	1	1	0	0	0	5.0	11	7	5	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	27	2.400	19.8	1.8	1.8	9.0

Bruce Ruffin vs. John Smoltz: Totals Table
Rk	Player	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	John Smoltz	0	0		7.94	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.2	5	5	5	2	1	0	6	1	0	1	24	1.059	7.9	3.2	1.6	9.5
2	Bruce Ruffin	0	0		9.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	1.000	9.0	0.0	0.0	9.0

Bruce Ruffin vs. John Smoltz: Game Logs

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Bruce Ruffin vs. John Smoltz: Game Logs Table
Rk	Player	Team	Date	App,Dec	IP	H	R	ER	UER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	PO	TB	GIDP	SH	SF	XBH	GmSc	Pit	Str	WPA	RE24	IR	IS	aLI	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)
1	Bruce Ruffin	COL	1997-04-20	9-GF	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	3	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1		23	15	0.0	-0.37	0	0	0.04
2	John Smoltz	ATL	1997-04-20	GS-6, L	5.2	14	7	5	2	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	31	16	30	13	1	0	1	0	0	15	2	0	0	1	20	95	68	-0.2	-3.81			0.84
3	Bruce Ruffin	COL	1993-06-29	GS-4, L	4.0	8	6	4	2	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	21	10	18	6	1	0	0	0	0	12	1	1	1	2	28	70	39	-0.3	-3.99			0.71
4	John Smoltz	ATL	1993-06-29	GS-6, W	6.0	6	4	4	0	0	2	0	8	0	0	0	26	8	24	3	3	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	3	50	84	52	0.1	-0.99			0.93

Bruce Ruffin vs. John Smoltz: Batter vs. Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin (Pitcher) vs. John Smoltz (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Bruce Ruffin (Pitcher) vs. John Smoltz (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals Table
Rk	Year	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	1993	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Bruce Ruffin (Pitcher) vs. John Smoltz (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Bruce Ruffin (Pitcher) vs. John Smoltz (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1993	1993-06-29	COL	ATL	down 1-0	t3	---	2	5 (2-2)	Strikeout Looking

John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Bruce Ruffin (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Bruce Ruffin (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals Table
Rk	Year	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	1993	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0

John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Bruce Ruffin (Batter): Plate Appearances

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John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Bruce Ruffin (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1993	1993-06-29	ATL	COL	ahead 0-1	b3	---	1	7 (3-2)	Strikeout Swinging
2	1993	1993-06-29	ATL	COL	ahead 1-4	b4	1-3	0	3 (2-0)	Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); G. Olson Scores/unER; M. Lemke to 2B

Bruce Ruffin vs. John Smoltz: Batting Comparison

Bruce Ruffin vs. John Smoltz: Batting Totals

Bruce Ruffin vs. John Smoltz: Batting Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Bruce Ruffin	22-33	1986	1997	444	341	295	13	24	4	0	0	7	0	0	23	143	.081	.148	.095	.243	-32	28	5	0	23	0	0
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	709	1167	948	77	151	26	2	5	61	3	2	79	365	.159	.226	.207	.433	16	196	15	3	136	1	0

Bruce Ruffin vs. John Smoltz: Batting Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	42	64	56	3	12	1	0	0	2	3	0	3	19	.214	.254	.232	.486	13	3	0	5	0	0

Bruce Ruffin vs. John Smoltz: Batting Value

Bruce Ruffin vs. John Smoltz: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Bruce Ruffin	22-33	1986	1997	444	341	-1.5	-1.5	-1.6	0.0	-57	0	-1	0
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	709	1167	2.6	2.5	2.6	0.0	-127	0	-2	0

Bruce Ruffin vs. John Smoltz: Batting Sabermetric

Bruce Ruffin vs. John Smoltz: Batting Sabermetric Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	XBH	TOB	TOBwe	Outs	RC	BAbip	RP	BtRuns	BtWins	ISO	AB/SO	SB%	SBatt
1	Bruce Ruffin	22-33	1986	1997	444	341	4	47	48	299	7	.158	20	-56	-5.7	.014	2.1		0
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	709	1167	33	233	240	951	58	.252	133	-118	-11.9	.047	2.6	60.0	5

Bruce Ruffin vs. John Smoltz: Batting Sabermetric Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	XBH	TOB	TOBwe	Outs	RC	BAbip	RP	BtRuns	BtWins	ISO	AB/SO	SB%	SBatt
1	Bruce Ruffin	31	1995	1995	4	0	0	0	0	0			0						0
2	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	42	64	1	15	15	52	8	.324	5			.018	2.9	100.0	3

Bruce Ruffin vs. John Smoltz: Batting Win Probability

Bruce Ruffin vs. John Smoltz: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Bruce Ruffin	22-33	1986	1997	444	341	-4.8	-5.6	0.2	-59.36	-5.9	-60.12	0.89
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	709	1167	-9.9	-11.3	0.5	-118.42	-11.7	-125.09	0.91

Bruce Ruffin vs. John Smoltz: Head-to-Head Batting

Bruce Ruffin vs. John Smoltz: Totals

Bruce Ruffin vs. John Smoltz: Totals Table
Rk	Player	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	John Smoltz	2	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.750	.750	.750	1.500	3	0	0	0	0	0
2	Bruce Ruffin	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Bruce Ruffin vs. John Smoltz: Totals Table
Rk	Player	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	John Smoltz	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Bruce Ruffin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0

Bruce Ruffin vs. John Smoltz: Game Logs

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Bruce Ruffin vs. John Smoltz: Game Logs Table
Rk	Player	Team	Date	GS	InnPl	BOP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
1	Bruce Ruffin	COL	1997-04-20		1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
2	John Smoltz	ATL	1997-04-20	*	6	9	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.73	0.059	0.93	0.05%	0.70			P
3	Bruce Ruffin	COL	1993-06-29	*	5	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.46	-0.012	0.00	0.00%	-0.11			P
4	John Smoltz	ATL	1993-06-29	*	6	9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.59	0.006	0.61	0.00%	0.49			P

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