Rick Anderson vs. Red Ruffing — Career Comparison

Rick Anderson
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational 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 Rick Anderson. Red Ruffing posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.8 vs 4.75) and WHIP (1.341 vs 1.521). 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 Rick Anderson and Red Ruffing

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.61
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
1.29
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.93
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.11
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.37
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
0.57
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.37
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
0.47
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.82
54.82
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.71
35.71
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.9
85.9
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.69
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.03
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
4.75
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1833
3.8
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
27
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13032
27
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4344
9
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
10.43
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4284
8.88
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.43
10.43
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.84
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
0.53
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.7
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
3.19
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.91
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
4.12
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.812
0.812
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.1
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.12
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
39.57
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18579
38.49
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.47
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.15
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.21
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2117
4.39
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.65
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.47
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
35.66
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16980
35.18
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Rick Anderson and Red Ruffing

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.61
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.93
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
27
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.2
9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.93
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.93
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.86
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
859
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.86
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.86
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.714
0.714
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.327
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Anderson and Red Ruffing

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
1400
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
882
254.06
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2083
600
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
550
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1937
557.95
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
150.07
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
107.73
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.23
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.74
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.37
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
42.34
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
4.04
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228.39
65.79
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
216.9
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
179.74
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
59.63
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
78.64
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
127.89
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-21.51
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248.62
71.61
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.73
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
27.94
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
76.62
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.83
7.83
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
12.39
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.74
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50