What years did Bruce Ruffin play?

Bruce Ruffin played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 1997.

Was Bruce Ruffin a pitcher?

Yes. Bruce Ruffin pitched in the major leagues, recording 60 wins and 843 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bruce Ruffin hit?

Bruce Ruffin hit 0 career home runs with 24 hits.

Bruce Ruffin

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1986-1997)

W–L 60–82

ERA 4.19

WHIP 1.51

SO 843

Pitcher PIV 6467.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: B / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 205 lb
Born: 10/4/1963 in Lubbock, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1986-06-28
Last Game: 1997-06-26

Full name: Bruce Wayne Ruffin

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
60	82	469	152	17	3	63	1268.0	1,345	591	92	565	843	4.19	6467.7

Career ERA 4.19 vs. league average 4.11 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1986	PHI	NL	9	4	21	21	6	0	0	146.3	138	40	44	70	2.46	3.97 (+38%)	2647.8
1987	PHI	NL	11	14	35	35	3	1	0	204.7	236	99	73	93	4.35	4.29 (-1%)	811.1
1988	PHI	NL	6	10	55	15	3	0	3	144.3	151	71	80	82	4.43	3.73 (-19%)	-919.2
1989	PHI	NL	6	10	24	23	1	0	0	125.7	152	62	62	70	4.44	3.71 (-20%)	-1423.3
1990	PHI	NL	6	13	32	25	2	1	0	149.0	178	89	62	79	5.38	3.86 (-39%)	-1402.6
1991	PHI	NL	4	7	31	15	1	1	0	119.0	125	50	38	85	3.78	3.91 (+3%)	2576.7
1992	ML4	AL	1	6	25	6	1	0	0	58.0	66	43	41	45	6.67	3.75 (-78%)	-1704.7
1993	COL	NL	6	5	59	12	0	0	2	139.7	145	60	69	126	3.87	4.19 (+8%)	2055.3
1994	COL	NL	4	5	56	0	0	0	16	55.7	55	25	30	65	4.04	4.51 (+10%)	906.6
1995	COL	NL	0	1	37	0	0	0	11	34.0	26	8	19	23	2.12	4.45 (+52%)	549.5
1996	COL	NL	7	5	71	0	0	0	24	69.7	55	31	29	74	4.00	4.61 (+13%)	2441.4
1997	COL	NL	0	2	23	0	0	0	7	22.0	18	13	18	31	5.32	4.39 (-21%)	-70.9
Career · 12 seasons			60	82	469	152	17	3	63	1,268.0	1,345	591	565	843	4.19	—	6,468

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
469	295	13	24	4	0	0	7	0	23	143	.081	.148	.095	.243	-1,634

Career AVG .081 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 68.9% below league average.

Career OBP .148 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — 55.1% below league average.

Career SLG .095 vs. league average .400 across their career seasons — 76.3% below league average.

Career OPS .243 vs. league average .729 across their career seasons — 66.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1986	PHI	NL	21	55	2	4	1	2	0	32	.073	.257 (-72%)	.325 (-78%)	.395 (-77%)	.720 (-77%)	-675.2
1987	PHI	NL	35	73	3	4	1	3	2	39	.055	.262 (-79%)	.331 (-76%)	.415 (-84%)	.746 (-80%)	-959.1
1988	PHI	NL	55	33	3	4	0	0	3	15	.121	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	PHI	NL	24	34	1	6	1	1	6	15	.176	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	PHI	NL	32	44	3	3	0	0	3	9	.068	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	PHI	NL	31	24	0	0	0	0	4	18	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	ML4	AL	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	COL	NL	59	25	1	2	1	0	3	10	.080	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	COL	NL	56	4	0	1	0	1	1	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	COL	NL	37	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	COL	NL	71	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	COL	NL	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			469	295	13	24	4	7	23	143	.081	—	—	—	—	-1,634

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1995	NLDS1	COL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	4	0	0	3.3	3	1	2	2	2.70

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1995	NLDS1	COL	0	0	4	0	0	3.3	3	1	2	2	2.70

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	239	153	8	16	0	6	.105
Away	230	142	5	8	0	1	.056

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	239	672.0	718	309	300	451	4.14
Away	230	596.0	627	281	265	392	4.24

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1997-06-26	COL	SFG	—	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	0
1997-06-22	COL	SDP	L	0.1	1	2	1	1	0	0
1997-06-21	COL	SDP	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
1997-06-18	COL	TEX	—	0.2	3	2	2	1	1	0
1997-06-17	COL	TEX	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1997-05-18	COL	NYN	L	0.0	0	3	3	3	0	0
1997-05-16	COL	NYN	SV	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1997-05-14	COL	PIT	—	0.2	1	3	3	2	1	1
1997-05-10	COL	PHI	—	2.0	0	0	0	1	4	0
1997-05-08	COL	PIT	—	2.0	1	0	0	2	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	469	152	58	199	12	11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1986	PHI	P	21	21	8	20	1	0
1987	PHI	P	35	35	7	32	2	3
1988	PHI	P	55	15	11	25	2	2
1989	PHI	P	24	23	3	34	4	0
1990	PHI	P	32	25	5	23	0	2
1991	PHI	P	31	15	8	15	2	1
1992	ML4	P	25	6	4	5	0	0
1993	COL	P	59	12	7	16	1	3
1994	COL	P	56	0	2	10	0	0
1995	COL	P	37	0	0	8	0	0
1996	COL	P	71	0	2	9	0	0
1997	COL	P	23	0	1	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	469

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1996	COL	NL	$1,000,000
1995	COL	NL	$1,000,000
1994	COL	NL	$800,000
1993	COL	NL	$550,000
1992	ML4	AL	$525,000
1990	PHI	NL	$350,000
1989	PHI	NL	$175,000
1988	PHI	NL	$140,000
1987	PHI	NL	$100,000
1986	PHI	NL	$60,000
Total Career Earnings			$4,700,000

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Texas at Austin	Austin	TX	1983, 1984, 1985

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1986	Rookie of the Year	NL	7th	1.0	120	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Bruce Ruffin

What years did Bruce Ruffin play?: Bruce Ruffin played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 1997.
Was Bruce Ruffin a pitcher?: Yes. Bruce Ruffin pitched in the major leagues, recording 60 wins and 843 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bruce Ruffin hit?: Bruce Ruffin hit 0 career home runs with 24 hits.