How Darin Ruf's Played Outs Compares to Similar Players

Darin Ruf totaled 8,488 career Played Outs, well above the league average of 6,890.3 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Played Outs season came in 2013, posting 1,855, well above the league average of 979.8 that year. The lowest point came in 2023 at 27, well below the league average of 866.6 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Played Outs total went from 1,585 in 2021 to 1,555 in 2022 and 27 in 2023, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Played Outs profile — ranging from 27 to 1,855 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Darin Ruf Lifetime Played Outs

Stats similar to Played Outs for Darin Ruf
Darin Ruf
Played Outs
Career8488
Season Avg.943.11
162 Game Avg.3132.25
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Darin Ruf Played Outs Per Season

Darin Ruf's Played Outs for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, 1B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Darin Ruf Played Outs per season line chart

Darin Ruf Played Outs by Team

Darin Ruf's career Played Outs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Darin Ruf career Played Outs by team bar chart

Darin Ruf Cumulative Played Outs — Career Progression

A running total of Darin Ruf's career Played Outs, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Darin Ruf Played Outs year-over-year waterfall chart

Darin Ruf Played Outs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Darin Ruf's seasonal Played Outs alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Darin Ruf Played Outs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Darin Ruf Played Outs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Darin Ruf's MLB career with Played Outs alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Darin Ruf Played Outs season-by-season breakdown table