How Red Ruffing's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Red Ruffing totaled 18,579 career Batters Faced, well above the starting pitcher average of 3,279.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Batters Faced season came in 1928, posting 1,273, well above the starting pitcher average of 500.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1924 at 108, well below the starting pitcher average of 501.5 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 364 in 1945 to 243 in 1946 and 235 in 1947, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 108 to 1,273 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Red Ruffing Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Red Ruffing
| Red Ruffing
Batters Faced | Red Ruffing
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
|---|
| Career | 18579 | 38.49 |
| Season Avg. | 844.5 | 38.49 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4823.39 | 38.49 |
| More Info | See More | See More |
Red Ruffing Batters Faced Per Season
Red Ruffing's Batters Faced for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Red Ruffing Batters Faced by Team
Red Ruffing's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Red Ruffing Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Red Ruffing's career Batters Faced, 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.
Red Ruffing Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Red Ruffing's seasonal Batters Faced 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.
Red Ruffing Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Red Ruffing's MLB career with Batters Faced 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.
