Bullet Joe Bush vs. Red Ruffing — Career Comparison

Bullet Joe Bush
Lost GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Red Ruffing
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Bullet Joe Bush posted a stronger line than Red Ruffing. Bullet Joe Bush posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.51 vs 3.8) and home runs allowed (0.28 per nine innings vs 0.53). By the career numbers, Bullet Joe Bush 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 Bullet Joe Bush and Red Ruffing

Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
1.43
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
1.29
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
366
1.07
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.11
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
0.57
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
0.57
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
0.53
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.47
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.59
51.59
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.82
54.82
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.85
74.85
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.9
85.9
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
0.66
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.69
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.09
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.03
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
3.51
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1833
3.8
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
9262
27
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13032
27
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3087.1
9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4344
9
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2992
8.72
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4284
8.88
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.28
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
0.53
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1263
3.68
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1541
3.19
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
3.85
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
4.12
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.836
0.836
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.26
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.1
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.18
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.12
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
13185
38.44
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18579
38.49
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.27
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.15
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1443
4.21
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2117
4.39
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
11860
34.57
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16980
35.18
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Bullet Joe Bush and Red Ruffing

Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1086
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
859
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1052
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
832
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.87
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.86
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.112
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bullet Joe Bush and Red Ruffing

Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
581
264.89
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
882
254.06
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
1316
600
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2083
600
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1239
564.89
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1937
557.95
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.641
0.641
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
313
142.71
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
150.07
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
230
104.86
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
107.73
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
59
26.9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.23
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
7.75
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.74
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.19
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.37
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
83
37.84
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
42.34
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
121.18
55.25
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228.39
65.79
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
427
194.68
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
216.9
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
366
166.87
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
179.74
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
128
58.36
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
59.63
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
137
62.46
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
78.64
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
258
117.63
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
127.89
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
133.53
60.88
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248.62
71.61
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.73
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
53
24.16
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
27.94
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194
88.45
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
76.62
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
6.78
6.78
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.83
7.83
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
24
10.94
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
12.39
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.74
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.82
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.82
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.65
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.58
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50