Lady Baldwin vs. Red Ruffing — Career Comparison

Lady Baldwin
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit WolverinesNational 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 Lady Baldwin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lady Baldwin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.85 and WHIP 1.135 compared to 3.8 and 1.341 for Red Ruffing. By the career numbers, Lady Baldwin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lady Baldwin and Red Ruffing

Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.04
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
1.29
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.03
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.11
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.65
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
0.57
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.36
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
0.47
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.04
64.04
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.82
54.82
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.31
98.31
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.9
85.9
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.99
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
0.69
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.03
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
2.85
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1833
3.8
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3051
27
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13032
27
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1017
9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4344
9
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
8.15
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4284
8.88
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.27
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
0.53
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
2.06
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
3.19
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
5.15
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
4.12
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.801
0.801
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.812
0.812
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.39
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.1
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.12
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4220
37.35
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18579
38.49
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.15
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
4.84
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2117
4.39
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.341
1.341
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3978
35.2
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16980
35.18
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Lady Baldwin and Red Ruffing

Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.03
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3633
27
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.48
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.67
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
2.32
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
859
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.15
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.63
92.63
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.86
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.094
2.094
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lady Baldwin and Red Ruffing

Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
134
150.28
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
882
254.06
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
535
600
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2083
600
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
494
554.02
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1937
557.95
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
114
127.85
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
150.07
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
91
102.06
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
107.73
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
16
17.94
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.23
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.85
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
3.74
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.37
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
23
25.79
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
42.34
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
45.51
51.04
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228.39
65.79
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
144
161.5
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
216.9
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
155
173.83
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
179.74
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.581
0.581
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.505
0.505
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
76.26
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
59.63
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
55
61.68
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
78.64
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
137.94
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
444
127.89
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
50.22
56.32
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248.62
71.61
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.12
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.73
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
44.86
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
27.94
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
86.36
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
76.62
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
6.95
6.95
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.83
7.83
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
12.39
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.74
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.85
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Lady Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.85
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.58
Lady Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50