Joe Beimel vs. Red Ruffing — Career Comparison

Joe Beimel
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational 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 Joe Beimel as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Red Ruffing posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.8 and WHIP 1.341 compared to 4.06 and 1.534 for Joe Beimel. By the career numbers, Red Ruffing had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Beimel and Red Ruffing

Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
8.95
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
624
1.29
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.11
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
0.57
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.45
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
0.47
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.03
46.03
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.82
54.82
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.9
85.9
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.69
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.03
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
4.06
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1833
3.8
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2040
27
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13032
27
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
680
9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4344
9
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
719
9.52
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4284
8.88
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.87
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
0.53
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
3.6
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1541
3.19
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.69
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
5.02
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
4.12
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.1
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.29
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.12
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
39.14
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18579
38.49
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.71
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.15
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
4.38
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2117
4.39
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.46
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.03
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.457
1.457
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2599
34.4
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16980
35.18
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.14
39.14
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Joe Beimel and Red Ruffing

Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
8.95
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.3
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2040
27
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.53
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.89
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.57
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
859
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
2.42
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.33
94.33
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.86
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.327
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Beimel and Red Ruffing

Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
677
7664.15
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
882
254.06
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2083
600
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
45
509.43
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1937
557.95
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.566
0.566
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
10
113.21
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
150.07
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
9
101.89
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
107.73
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.23
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.74
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.37
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
42.34
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
31.49
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228.39
65.79
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
216.9
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
12
135.85
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
179.74
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
59.63
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
78.64
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
127.89
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
37.19
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248.62
71.61
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.73
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
27.94
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
215.09
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
76.62
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.79
2.79
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.83
7.83
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
12.39
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.74
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50