How Red Ruffing's Hit By Pitch Compares to Similar Players
Red Ruffing totaled 58 career Hit By Pitch, well above the starting pitcher average of 21.2 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hit By Pitch season came in 1938, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 1.6 that year. The highest point came in 1928 at 10, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.9 that year. The Hit By Pitch trended upward through the final seasons. The Hit By Pitch total went from 1 in 1945 to 0 in 1946 and 0 in 1947, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hit By Pitch profile — ranging from 0 to 10 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Red Ruffing Lifetime Hit By Pitch
Stats similar to Hit By Pitch for Red Ruffing
| Red Ruffing
Hit By Pitch |
|---|
| Career | 58 |
| Season Avg. | 2.64 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 15.06 |
| More Info | See More |
Red Ruffing Hit By Pitch Per Season
Red Ruffing's Hit By Pitch 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 Hit By Pitch by Team
Red Ruffing's career Hit By Pitch totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Red Ruffing Cumulative Hit By Pitch — Career Progression
A running total of Red Ruffing's career Hit By Pitch, 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 Hit By Pitch Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Red Ruffing's seasonal Hit By Pitch 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 Hit By Pitch — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Red Ruffing's MLB career with Hit By Pitch 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.
