Juan Abreu vs. Red Ruffing — Career Comparison

Juan Abreu
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Red Ruffing
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Red Ruffing built a career as a starting pitcher and Juan Abreu as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Juan Abreu posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.350 compared to 3.8 and 1.341 for Red Ruffing. By the career numbers, Juan Abreu had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Juan Abreu and Red Ruffing

Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9.45
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
1.29
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.11
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
0.57
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
0.47
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.82
54.82
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.9
85.9
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.69
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.03
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1833
3.8
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13032
27
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4344
9
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4284
8.88
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
0.53
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1541
3.19
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
16.2
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
4.12
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.2
16.2
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.1
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
6.75
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.12
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
45.9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18579
38.49
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.15
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2117
4.39
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
35.1
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16980
35.18
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Juan Abreu and Red Ruffing

Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9.45
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
27
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
859
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.86
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.327
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Juan Abreu and Red Ruffing

Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
882
254.06
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2083
600
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1937
557.95
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
150.07
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
107.73
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.23
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.74
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.37
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
42.34
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228.39
65.79
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
216.9
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
179.74
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
59.63
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
78.64
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
127.89
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248.62
71.61
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.73
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
27.94
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
266
76.62
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.83
7.83
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
12.39
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Abreu
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.74
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Juan Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50