Lefty Bowers vs. Red Ruffing — Career Comparison

Lefty Bowers
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Red Ruffing
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Red Ruffing posted a stronger line than Lefty Bowers. Red Ruffing posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.8 vs 11.81) and WHIP (1.341 vs 2.625). 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 Lefty Bowers and Red Ruffing

Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.81
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
1.29
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
536
1.11
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
0.57
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.47
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.82
54.82
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.9
85.9
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.69
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.03
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
11.81
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1833
3.8
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.425
0.425
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13032
27
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4344
9
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
17.44
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4284
8.88
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.44
17.44
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
0.53
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.19
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1541
3.19
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.81
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
4.12
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.1
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.12
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
50.06
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18579
38.49
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.15
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
14.06
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2117
4.39
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.06
14.06
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.625
2.625
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
41.06
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16980
35.18
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.448
0.448
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.06
50.06
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Lefty Bowers and Red Ruffing

Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.81
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
27
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
859
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.86
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.327
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Bowers and Red Ruffing

Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
882
254.06
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2083
600
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1937
557.95
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.707
0.707
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
150.07
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
374
107.73
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.23
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.74
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.37
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
42.34
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
79.46
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228.39
65.79
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
216.9
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
624
179.74
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.599
0.599
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
59.63
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
78.64
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
127.89
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
95.86
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248.62
71.61
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.73
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
27.94
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
266
76.62
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.83
7.83
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
12.39
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.74
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50