Matt Blank vs. Red Ruffing — Career Comparison

Matt Blank
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational 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 Matt Blank 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 5.15 and 1.500 for Matt Blank. By the career numbers, Red Ruffing had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Blank and Red Ruffing

Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.42
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
1.29
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.98
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.11
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
0.57
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.47
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.82
54.82
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.9
85.9
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.69
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.03
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
5.15
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1833
3.8
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
27
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13032
27
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.2
9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4344
9
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
8.59
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4284
8.88
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.47
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
0.53
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
4.42
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1541
3.19
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
3.68
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
4.12
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.1
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.12
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
40.99
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18579
38.49
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.74
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.15
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.4
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2117
4.39
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.49
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.446
1.446
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
34.36
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16980
35.18
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.99
40.99
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Matt Blank and Red Ruffing

Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.42
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.98
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
27
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.2
9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.49
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.96
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.45
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
859
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.45
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.86
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.556
0.556
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.327
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Blank and Red Ruffing

Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
1200
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
882
254.06
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2083
600
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1937
557.95
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.707
0.707
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
150.07
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
374
107.73
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
28.23
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.74
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.37
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
42.34
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.01
134.13
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228.39
65.79
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
333.33
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
753
216.9
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
624
179.74
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.599
0.599
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
59.63
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
78.64
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
127.89
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.11
140.98
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248.62
71.61
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.73
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
27.94
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
200
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
76.62
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.83
7.83
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
12.39
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.74
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50