How Darin Ruf's Plate Appearances Compares to Similar Players

Darin Ruf totaled 1,690 career Plate Appearances, below the league average of 2,004.2 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His best Plate Appearances season came in 2022, posting 388, well above the league average of 267.5 that year. The lowest point came in 2012 at 37, well below the league average of 229.9 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Plate Appearances total went from 312 in 2021 to 388 in 2022 and 57 in 2023, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Plate Appearances profile — ranging from 37 to 388 — though the career average fell below league norms.

Darin Ruf Lifetime Plate Appearances

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Darin Ruf Plate Appearances Per Season

Darin Ruf's Plate Appearances 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 Plate Appearances per season line chart

Darin Ruf Plate Appearances by Team

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

Darin Ruf Cumulative Plate Appearances — Career Progression

A running total of Darin Ruf's career Plate Appearances, 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 Plate Appearances year-over-year waterfall chart

Darin Ruf Plate Appearances Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Darin Ruf's seasonal Plate Appearances 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 Plate Appearances distribution box chart versus comparable players

Darin Ruf Plate Appearances — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Darin Ruf's MLB career with Plate Appearances 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 Plate Appearances season-by-season breakdown table