Joe Borden vs. Red Ruffing — Career Comparison

Joe Borden
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational 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 Borden as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Borden posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.56 and WHIP 1.273 compared to 3.8 and 1.341 for Red Ruffing. By the career numbers, Joe Borden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Borden and Red Ruffing

Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.14
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
1.29
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.98
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.11
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
0.57
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.51
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.47
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.82
54.82
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.11
86.11
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.9
85.9
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.73
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
0.69
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.09
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.03
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.56
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1833
3.8
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
27
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13032
27
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
284.1
9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4344
9
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
9.62
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4284
8.88
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.62
9.62
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
0.53
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.84
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
3.19
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.36
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
4.12
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.812
0.812
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.7
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.1
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.12
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1249
39.53
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18579
38.49
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.15
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
5.86
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2117
4.39
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.341
1.341
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1191
37.7
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16980
35.18
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Joe Borden and Red Ruffing

Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.38
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1020
27
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.58
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.22
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.85
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.65
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
859
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.8
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
68
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.86
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.327
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Borden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Borden and Red Ruffing

Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
39
153.95
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
882
254.06
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
152
600
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2083
600
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
588.16
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1937
557.95
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
28
110.53
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
150.07
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
25
98.68
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
107.73
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.84
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.23
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.74
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.37
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.84
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
42.34
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
6.09
24.04
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228.39
65.79
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
31
122.37
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
216.9
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
31
122.37
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
179.74
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
86.84
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
59.63
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
8
31.58
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
78.64
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
30
118.42
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
127.89
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
5.85
23.08
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248.62
71.61
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.73
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.84
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
27.94
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.79
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
266
76.62
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
38
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
7.83
7.83
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
12.39
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Borden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.74
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Joe Borden
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50