Bob Anderson vs. Red Ruffing — Career Comparison

Bob Anderson
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Red Ruffing
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Red Ruffing posted a stronger line than Bob Anderson. Red Ruffing posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.8 vs 4.26) and WHIP (1.341 vs 1.437). By the career numbers, Red Ruffing had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bob Anderson and Red Ruffing

Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
2.63
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
1.29
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.11
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.39
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
0.57
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.47
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.9
43.9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.82
54.82
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.9
85.9
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.69
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.03
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
4.26
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1833
3.8
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2522
27
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13032
27
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
840.2
9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4344
9
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
858
9.19
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4284
8.88
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.86
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
0.53
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
3.42
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1541
3.19
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.33
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
5.37
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
4.12
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.37
5.37
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.977
0.977
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.32
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.1
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.12
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3634
38.9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18579
38.49
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.66
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.15
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
4.82
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2117
4.39
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3288
35.2
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16980
35.18
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.9
38.9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Bob Anderson and Red Ruffing

Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
2.64
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2519
27
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839.2
9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.49
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.77
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
2.4
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
859
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.26
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.2
94.2
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.86
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.858
0.858
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.327
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Anderson and Red Ruffing

Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
540.88
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
882
254.06
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
274
600
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2083
600
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
246
538.69
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1937
557.95
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
72.26
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
150.07
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
61.31
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
107.73
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.38
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.23
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.19
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.74
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.38
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.37
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.95
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
42.34
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8.34
18.26
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228.39
65.79
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
43
94.16
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
216.9
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
45
98.54
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
179.74
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
39.42
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
59.63
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
26.28
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
78.64
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
61.31
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
127.89
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
6.18
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248.62
71.61
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
1.73
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
21.9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
27.94
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
234.31
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
76.62
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.83
7.83
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
32.85
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
12.39
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.38
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.74
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50