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Nolan Ryan vs. Bruce Ruffin: Pitching Comparison

Nolan Ryan vs. Bruce Ruffin: Totals

Nolan Ryan vs. Bruce Ruffin: 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	Nolan Ryan	19-46	1966	1993	324	292	.526	3.19	807	773	13	222	61	3	5386.0	3923	2178	1911	321	2795	78	5714	158	33	277	22575	7135	112	2.97	1.247	6.6	0.5	4.7	9.5

Nolan Ryan vs. Bruce Ruffin: 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	Nolan Ryan	22-39	1969	1986	2	2	.500	3.07	9	7	2	1	0	1	58.2	39	23	20	3	14	1	63	0	0	1	226	53		1.81	0.903	6.0	0.5	2.1	9.7

Nolan Ryan vs. Bruce Ruffin: Value

Nolan Ryan vs. Bruce Ruffin: 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	Nolan Ryan	19-46	1966	1993	807	773	5386.0	83.6	34.9

Nolan Ryan vs. Bruce Ruffin: Totals Against

Nolan Ryan vs. Bruce Ruffin: 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	Nolan Ryan	19-46	1966	1993	807	773	5386.0	7135	19265	2847	649	106	756	252	75.00	48	314	205	146	.204	.307	.298	.606	77	.095	.269	1779	5747	1076	6876	7135

Nolan Ryan vs. Bruce Ruffin: 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											.250	.357					.300				5	5
2	Nolan Ryan	22-39	1969	1986	9	7	58.2	53	208											.188	.239					.254				53	53

Nolan Ryan vs. Bruce Ruffin: Starting & Relieving

Nolan Ryan vs. Bruce Ruffin: 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	Nolan Ryan	19-46	1966	1993	481	62	59.8	25	10	40	2	60.0	13	34

Nolan Ryan vs. Bruce Ruffin: 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									1	4
2	Nolan Ryan	22-39	1969	1986								100.0	2	2

Nolan Ryan vs. Bruce Ruffin: Ratios

Nolan Ryan vs. Bruce Ruffin: 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	Nolan Ryan	19-46	1966	1993	807	773	5386.0	25.3	12.4	12.9

Nolan Ryan vs. Bruce Ruffin: 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	Nolan Ryan	22-39	1969	1986	9	7	58.2	27.9	6.2	21.7

Nolan Ryan vs. Bruce Ruffin: Pitch Summary

Nolan Ryan vs. Bruce Ruffin: 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	Nolan Ryan	19-46	1966	1993	807	773	5386.0		109

Nolan Ryan vs. Bruce Ruffin: 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
2	Nolan Ryan	22-39	1969	1986	9	7	58.2

Nolan Ryan vs. Bruce Ruffin: Head-to-Head Pitching

Nolan Ryan vs. Bruce Ruffin: Totals

Nolan Ryan vs. Bruce Ruffin: 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	Nolan Ryan	0	2	.000	4.87	4	4	0	0	0	0	20.1	22	11	11	0	13	0	25	0	0	2	96	1.721	9.7	0.0	5.8	11.1
2	Bruce Ruffin	3	0	1.000	0.83	4	2	0	1	0	0	21.2	15	3	2	1	3	0	6	0	0	0	79	0.831	6.2	0.4	1.2	2.5

Nolan Ryan vs. Bruce Ruffin: Game Logs

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Nolan Ryan vs. Bruce Ruffin: 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	MIL	1992-05-09	5-7	1.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	8	3	8	1	2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	2		35	23	-0.4	-2.62	3	3	1.64
2	Nolan Ryan	TEX	1992-05-09	GS-6	6.0	5	3	3	0	0	2	0	9	0	0	0	25	7	23	3	2	0	2	0	0	7	0	0	0	2	57	91	56	-0.1	-0.20			1.11
3	Bruce Ruffin	PHI	1988-07-16	6-8, BW	3.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	1	10	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		38	24	0.2	0.67	1	1	2.05
4	Nolan Ryan	HOU	1988-07-16	GS-5	5.0	8	5	5	0	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	27	12	22	6	2	0	2	0	0	10	0	0	1	2	30	94	51	-0.4	-2.83			0.93
5	Bruce Ruffin	PHI	1987-07-19	CG, W	9.0	5	1	1	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	32	6	31	3	1	0	0	1	0	9	0	0	0	2	75			0.4	3.36			0.84
6	Nolan Ryan	HOU	1987-07-19	GS-3, L	2.1	2	1	1	0	0	4	0	3	0	0	1	13	6	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	48			0.1	0.56			1.41
7	Bruce Ruffin	PHI	1987-07-03	GS-8, W	8.0	6	1	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	29	9	27	5	0	1	0	0	0	8	2	0	0	1	68			0.5	3.16			1.19
8	Nolan Ryan	HOU	1987-07-03	GS-7, L	7.0	7	2	2	0	0	3	0	10	0	0	1	31	10	27	5	1	1	1	0	0	10	0	1	0	2	62			0.1	1.64			1.05

Nolan Ryan vs. Bruce Ruffin: Batter vs. Pitcher

Nolan Ryan (Pitcher) vs. Bruce Ruffin (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Nolan Ryan (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	1987	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	0	0	0	0

Nolan Ryan (Pitcher) vs. Bruce Ruffin (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Nolan Ryan (Pitcher) vs. Bruce Ruffin (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1987	1987-07-03	PHI	HOU	ahead 0-1	b2	---	2		Strikeout
2	1987	1987-07-03	PHI	HOU	ahead 1-2	b4	1--	1		Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; G. Gross to 2B
3	1987	1987-07-03	PHI	HOU	ahead 1-2	b6	12-	1		Strikeout Looking
4	1987	1987-07-19	PHI	HOU	tied 0-0	t2	1--	1		Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; K. Dowell to 2B

Bruce Ruffin (Pitcher) vs. Nolan Ryan (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Bruce Ruffin (Pitcher) vs. Nolan Ryan (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	1987	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Bruce Ruffin (Pitcher) vs. Nolan Ryan (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Bruce Ruffin (Pitcher) vs. Nolan Ryan (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1987	1987-07-03	HOU	PHI	down 1-0	t2	1--	2		Groundout: P-1B
2	1987	1987-07-03	HOU	PHI	down 2-1	t5	---	1		Groundout: 2B-1B

Nolan Ryan vs. Bruce Ruffin: Batting Comparison

Nolan Ryan vs. Bruce Ruffin: Batting Totals

Nolan Ryan vs. Bruce Ruffin: 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	Nolan Ryan	19-46	1966	1993	427	957	852	40	94	10	2	2	36	3	3	38	371	.110	.148	.134	.282	-18	114	11	0	65	2	0

Nolan Ryan vs. Bruce Ruffin: 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	Nolan Ryan	22-39	1969	1986	9	19	16	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	.188	.278	.188	.465	3	0	0	1	0	0

Nolan Ryan vs. Bruce Ruffin: Batting Value

Nolan Ryan vs. Bruce Ruffin: 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	Nolan Ryan	19-46	1966	1993	427	957	-2.3	-2.3	-2.4	0.2	-132	2	-2	0

Nolan Ryan vs. Bruce Ruffin: Batting Sabermetric

Nolan Ryan vs. Bruce Ruffin: 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	Nolan Ryan	19-46	1966	1993	427	957	14	132	140	839	21	.191	74	-133	-14.2	.023	2.3	50.00	6

Nolan Ryan vs. Bruce Ruffin: 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	Nolan Ryan	22-39	1969	1986	9	19	0	5	5	14		.300	2			.000	2.7		0

Nolan Ryan vs. Bruce Ruffin: Batting Win Probability

Nolan Ryan vs. Bruce Ruffin: 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	Nolan Ryan	19-46	1966	1993	427	957	-13.1	-13.9	-0.2	-141.97	-15.5	-143.77	0.93

Nolan Ryan vs. Bruce Ruffin: Head-to-Head Batting

Nolan Ryan vs. Bruce Ruffin: Totals

Nolan Ryan vs. Bruce Ruffin: 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	Nolan Ryan	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Bruce Ruffin	4	7	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	2	0	0

Nolan Ryan vs. Bruce Ruffin: Game Logs

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Nolan Ryan vs. Bruce Ruffin: 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	MIL	1992-05-09																																	P
2	Nolan Ryan	TEX	1992-05-09																																	P
3	Bruce Ruffin	PHI	1988-07-16		3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
4	Nolan Ryan	HOU	1988-07-16	*	6	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.50	-0.077	2.22	-0.07%	-0.70			P
5	Bruce Ruffin	PHI	1987-07-19	*	9	9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.65	-0.053	0.14	-0.01%	-0.81			P
6	Nolan Ryan	HOU	1987-07-19	*	3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
7	Bruce Ruffin	PHI	1987-07-03	*	9	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.08	-0.067	0.40	-0.02%	-0.80			P
8	Nolan Ryan	HOU	1987-07-03	*	8	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.89	-0.048	2.15	-0.07%	-0.41			P

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