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The big number is his career NUT, his total production against league average, with its letter grade. This season's NUT sits just below it, followed by his season and career lines, recent form over 7, 14 and 30 days, game logs, and percentile ranks against every qualified player. NUT is built on the advanced hitting and pitching stats analysts trust, with defense left out, so the number reflects what the player controls.

Bruce Ruffin 2026 Season · COL

Bruce Ruffin played in the majors from 1986 to 1997. His career NUT is +2.6, #842 of 7,125 pitchers since 1876, and his best season by NUT was 1986 (+1.2). NUT is one number for production against league average: 0.0 is average, and every season is graded against its own league.

Career: 60-82, 4.19 ERA, 843 K in 1268.0 IP.

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Bruce Ruffin Career Stats & NUT | Baseball NUT

Bruce Ruffin

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+2.6Career NUT

+5.4 to Great

Career

4.19ERA1.51WHIP60W843K1268.0IP63SV

Career · season grades

S/L · 6' 2", 205 lb · b. Oct 4, 1963 · Lubbock, TX · Draft 1985 (2nd Rd, #34)

Player Overview

Year by Year


1986	22	PHI	+1.2	9	4	2.46	21	21	6	0	0	0	0	600	146.1	138	40	44	1	70	1.24
1987	23	PHI	+0.3	11	14	4.35	35	35	3	1	0	0	0	884	204.2	236	99	73	2	93	1.51
1988	24	PHI	-0.5	6	10	4.43	55	15	3	0	14	3	3	646	144.1	151	71	80	3	82	1.60
1989	25	PHI	-0.7	6	10	4.44	24	23	1	0	0	0	0	576	125.2	152	62	62	0	70	1.70
1990	26	PHI	-0.7	6	13	5.38	32	25	2	1	1	0	0	678	149.0	178	89	62	1	79	1.61
1991	27	PHI	+1.2	4	7	3.78	31	15	1	1	2	0	0	508	119.0	125	50	38	1	85	1.37
1992	28	MIL	-0.8	1	6	6.67	25	6	1	0	6	0	0	272	58.0	66	43	41	0	45	1.84
1993	29	COL	+0.9	6	5	3.80	59	12	0	0	8	2	2	619	139.2	145	59	69	1	126	1.53
1994	30	COL	+0.4	4	5	4.04	56	0	0	0	39	16	16	252	55.2	55	25	30	1	65	1.53
1995	31	COL	+0.2	0	1	2.12	37	0	0	0	19	11	11	140	34.0	26	8	19	0	23	1.32
1996	32	COL	+1.0	7	5	4.00	71	0	0	0	56	24	24	292	69.2	55	31	29	0	74	1.21
1997	33	COL	—	0	2	5.32	23	0	0	0	15	7	7	102	22.0	18	13	18	0	31	1.64
Career	—	12 yrs	+2.6	60	82	4.19	469	152	17	3	160	63	63	5569	1268.0	1345	590	565	10	843	1.51

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Ruffin's career NUT of +2.6

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

1.2

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NUT by Season

+1.2

+0.3

-0.5

-0.7

+1.2

-0.8

+0.9

+0.4

+0.2

+1.0

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	GF	BF	IP	H	ER	BB	HBP	SO	WHIP
1989	25	AAA	5	1	4.68	9	9	0	0	225	50.0	44	26	39	2	44	1.66
1991	27	AAA	4	5	4.66	13	13	1	0	337	75.1	82	39	41	0	50	1.63
1992	28	AAA	3	0	0.94	4	4	1	0	119	28.2	28	3	8	0	17	1.26
1995	31	AA	0	0	0.00	2	2	0	0	7	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0.50
1997	33	AAA	0	0	3.38	2	0	0	1	9	2.2	1	1	0	0	2	0.38

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