How Red Ruffing's Win Percentage Compares to Similar Players

Red Ruffing posted a career Win Percentage of 54.82, near the starting pitcher average of 50.35 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Win Percentage season came in 1946, posting 83.33, well above the starting pitcher average of 50.27 that year. The lowest point came in 1927 at 27.78, well below the starting pitcher average of 49.86 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 70.0 in 1945 to 83.33 in 1946 and 37.5 in 1947. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Win Percentage profile — ranging from 27.78 to 83.33 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Red Ruffing Lifetime Win Percentage

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Red Ruffing
Win Percentage
Career54.82
Season Avg.54.82
162 Game Avg.54.82
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Red Ruffing Win Percentage Per Season

Red Ruffing's Win Percentage 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 Win Percentage per season line chart

Red Ruffing Win Percentage by Team

Red Ruffing's career Win Percentage totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Red Ruffing career Win Percentage by team bar chart

Red Ruffing Win Percentage Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Red Ruffing's career Win Percentage shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Red Ruffing Win Percentage year-over-year waterfall chart

Red Ruffing Win Percentage Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Red Ruffing's seasonal Win Percentage 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 Win Percentage distribution box chart versus comparable players

Red Ruffing Win Percentage — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Red Ruffing's MLB career with Win Percentage 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.
Red Ruffing Win Percentage season-by-season breakdown table