How Red Ruffing's Starts Compares to Similar Players
Red Ruffing totaled 536 career Starts, well above the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts season came in 1928, posting 34, well above the starting pitcher average of 13.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1924 at 2, well below the starting pitcher average of 13.4 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 11 in 1945 to 8 in 1946 and 9 in 1947, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 2 to 34 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Red Ruffing Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Starts for Red Ruffing
| Red Ruffing
Starts | Red Ruffing
Games Started % |
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| Career | 536 | 85.9 |
| Season Avg. | 24.36 | 85.9 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 139.15 | 85.9 |
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Red Ruffing Starts Per Season
Red Ruffing's Starts 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 Starts by Team
Red Ruffing's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Red Ruffing Cumulative Starts — Career Progression
A running total of Red Ruffing's career Starts, 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 Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Red Ruffing's seasonal Starts 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 Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Red Ruffing's MLB career with Starts 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.
