Jim Buchanan vs. Red Ruffing — Career Comparison

Jim Buchanan
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Red Ruffing
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Jim Buchanan posted a stronger line than Red Ruffing. Jim Buchanan posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.5 vs 3.8) and WHIP (1.245 vs 1.341). By the career numbers, Jim Buchanan 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 Jim Buchanan and Red Ruffing

Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.4
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
1.29
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.96
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.11
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
0.57
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.57
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.47
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.71
35.71
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.82
54.82
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.18
68.18
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.9
85.9
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.76
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
0.69
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.03
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.5
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1833
3.8
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
27
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13032
27
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
141.1
9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4344
9
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
9.49
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4284
8.88
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
0.53
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.72
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
3.19
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
3.44
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
4.12
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.573
0.573
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.812
0.812
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.1
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.12
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
576
36.68
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18579
38.49
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.45
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.15
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
4.84
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2117
4.39
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.341
1.341
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
547
34.83
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16980
35.18
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.68
36.68
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Jim Buchanan and Red Ruffing

Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.4
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.96
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
27
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.51
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.51
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.02
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
859
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.51
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.3
87.3
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.86
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.18
68.18
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Buchanan and Red Ruffing

Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
22
253.85
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
882
254.06
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
52
600
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2083
600
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
46
530.77
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1937
557.95
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
80.77
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
150.07
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
69.23
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
107.73
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.23
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.74
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.37
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
42.34
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
26.52
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228.39
65.79
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
92.31
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
216.9
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
138.46
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
179.74
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
57.69
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
59.63
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
78.64
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
69.23
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
127.89
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.1
24.28
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248.62
71.61
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.73
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
27.94
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
92.31
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
76.62
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.83
7.83
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
12.39
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.74
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.58
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50