Cloyd Boyer vs. Red Ruffing — Career Comparison

Cloyd Boyer
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational 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 Cloyd Boyer. Red Ruffing posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.8 vs 4.73) and WHIP (1.341 vs 1.552). 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 Cloyd Boyer and Red Ruffing

Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.55
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
1.29
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.09
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.11
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.45
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
0.57
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.52
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.47
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.51
46.51
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.82
54.82
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.9
85.9
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.3
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.69
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.03
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
4.73
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1833
3.8
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1187
27
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13032
27
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
395.2
9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4344
9
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
8.94
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4284
8.88
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.94
8.94
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.27
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
0.53
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
4.96
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1541
3.19
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
4.5
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
4.12
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.051
1.051
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.1
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.12
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1759
40.01
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18579
38.49
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.61
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.15
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
5.35
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2117
4.39
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1524
34.67
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16980
35.18
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.01
40.01
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Cloyd Boyer and Red Ruffing

Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
10.25
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.01
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
27
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.83
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.67
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.82
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
7.32
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
859
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
6.5
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.75
88.75
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.86
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.634
0.634
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.327
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.82
9.82
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cloyd Boyer and Red Ruffing

Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
517.56
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
882
254.06
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
131
600
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2083
600
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
120
549.62
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1937
557.95
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
20
91.6
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
150.07
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
14
64.12
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
107.73
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.23
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.58
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
3.74
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.37
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
27.48
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
42.34
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
5.05
23.14
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228.39
65.79
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
27
123.66
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
216.9
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
26
119.08
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
179.74
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
54.96
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
59.63
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
36.64
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
78.64
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
20
91.6
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
127.89
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
15.05
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248.62
71.61
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.73
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
27.48
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
27.94
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
164.89
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
76.62
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.64
3.64
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.83
7.83
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
12.39
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.32
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.74
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50