How Red Ruffing's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Red Ruffing totaled 4,284 career Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 1924, posting 29, well below the starting pitcher average of 125.0 that year. The highest point came in 1928 at 303, well above the starting pitcher average of 122.7 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 85 in 1945 to 37 in 1946 and 63 in 1947, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 29 to 303 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Red Ruffing Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Red Ruffing
| Red Ruffing
Hits | Red Ruffing
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
|---|
| Career | 4284 | 8.88 |
| Season Avg. | 194.73 | 8.88 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1112.19 | 8.88 |
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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.
