How Darin Ruf's Range Factor Compares to Similar Players

Darin Ruf posted a career Range Factor of 4.05, well above the league average of 3.19 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Range Factor season came in 2015, posting 5.39, well above the league average of 2.87 that year. The lowest point came in 2012 at 2.33, below the league average of 2.9 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.31 in 2021 to 3.9 in 2022 and 2.5 in 2023. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Range Factor profile — ranging from 2.33 to 5.39 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Darin Ruf Lifetime Range Factor

Stats similar to Range Factor for Darin Ruf
Darin Ruf
Range Factor
Career4.048
Season Avg.4.048
162 Game Avg.4.048
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Darin Ruf Range Factor Per Season

Darin Ruf's Range Factor 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 Range Factor per season line chart

Darin Ruf Range Factor by Team

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

Darin Ruf Range Factor Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Darin Ruf's career Range Factor shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Darin Ruf Range Factor year-over-year waterfall chart

Darin Ruf Range Factor Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Darin Ruf's seasonal Range Factor 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 Range Factor distribution box chart versus comparable players

Darin Ruf Range Factor — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Darin Ruf's MLB career with Range Factor 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 Range Factor season-by-season breakdown table