How Red Ruffing's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Red Ruffing totaled 521 career Hits, near the league average of 490.7 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Hits season came in 1930, posting 40, well below the league average of 58.9 that year. The lowest point came in 1924 at 1, well below the league average of 64.2 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 10 in 1945 to 3 in 1946 and 5 in 1947, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 1 to 40 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Red Ruffing Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Red Ruffing
| Red Ruffing
Hits | Red Ruffing
Extra Base Hits | Red Ruffing
Extra Base Hit Pct |
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| Career | 521 | 147 | 0.282 |
| Season Avg. | 23.68 | 6.68 | 0.282 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 95.69 | 27 | 0.282 |
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Red Ruffing Hits Per Season
Red Ruffing's Hits 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 Hits by Team
Red Ruffing's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Red Ruffing Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Red Ruffing's career Hits, 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 Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Red Ruffing's seasonal Hits 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 Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Red Ruffing's MLB career with Hits 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.
