Cliff Bell vs. Red Ruffing — Career Comparison

Cliff Bell
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Red Ruffing
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Cliff Bell and Red Ruffing are fairly close on the surface numbers. Red Ruffing had the edge in ERA (3.8 vs 4.13). 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 Cliff Bell and Red Ruffing

Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.6
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
1.29
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.02
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.11
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.42
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
0.57
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.63
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.47
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.82
54.82
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
64
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.9
85.9
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.62
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.69
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.03
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
4.13
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1833
3.8
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2960
27
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13032
27
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
986.2
9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4344
9
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1050
9.58
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4284
8.88
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.58
9.58
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.35
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
0.53
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
2.35
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
3.19
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
3.54
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
4.12
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.655
0.655
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.812
0.812
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.1
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.21
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.12
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3838
35.01
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18579
38.49
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.38
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.15
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
5.21
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2117
4.39
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.05
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.65
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.341
1.341
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3442
31.4
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16980
35.18
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.01
35.01
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Cliff Bell and Red Ruffing

Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.75
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.13
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2822
27
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
940.2
9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.4
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
2.6
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.18
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
3.19
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
859
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
3
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.86
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.716
1.716
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.48
64.48
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Bell and Red Ruffing

Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
185
267.47
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
882
254.06
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
415
600
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2083
600
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
374
540.72
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1937
557.95
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
63
91.08
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
150.07
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
51
73.73
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
107.73
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
14.46
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.23
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.89
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.74
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.37
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.35
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
42.34
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
19.18
27.73
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228.39
65.79
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
77
111.33
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
216.9
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
91
131.57
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
179.74
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
30
43.37
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
59.63
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
28
40.48
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
78.64
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
58
83.86
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
127.89
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
18.66
26.98
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248.62
71.61
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.78
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
1.73
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
34.7
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
27.94
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.23
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
266
76.62
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
83
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
7.83
7.83
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.8
4.8
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
18.8
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
12.39
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.74
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.34
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.34
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.58
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50