Oil Can Boyd vs. Red Ruffing — Career Comparison

Oil Can Boyd
Baby BoomersMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting 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 Oil Can Boyd. Red Ruffing posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.8 vs 4.04) and home runs allowed (0.53 per nine innings vs 1.08). 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 Oil Can Boyd and Red Ruffing

Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
1.39
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
1.29
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.34
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
536
1.11
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.51
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
0.57
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.5
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.47
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.32
50.32
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.82
54.82
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.73
96.73
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.9
85.9
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.69
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.03
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
4.04
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1833
3.8
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4169
27
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13032
27
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1389.2
9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4344
9
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1427
9.24
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4284
8.88
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.08
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
0.53
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
2.38
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
3.19
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.16
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
5.17
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
4.12
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.13
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.1
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.12
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
5831
37.76
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18579
38.49
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.15
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
4.4
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2117
4.39
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.26
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.29
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.58
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.292
1.292
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.341
1.341
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
5363
34.73
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16980
35.18
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Oil Can Boyd and Red Ruffing

Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
1.39
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.34
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4169
27
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1389.2
9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.83
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.21
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
2.11
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
859
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
2.04
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.63
96.63
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.86
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.472
1.472
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.73
96.73
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Oil Can Boyd and Red Ruffing

Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
214
1136.28
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
882
254.06
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
113
600
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2083
600
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
95
504.42
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1937
557.95
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
6
31.86
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
150.07
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
6
31.86
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
107.73
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.23
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.74
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.37
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
42.34
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
2.33
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228.39
65.79
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
6
31.86
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
216.9
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
9
47.79
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
179.74
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
59.63
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
78.64
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
127.89
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.74
-25.16
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248.62
71.61
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.73
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
27.94
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
207.08
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
76.62
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
2.9
2.9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.83
7.83
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
12.39
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
5.31
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.74
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50