Charlie Cady vs. Dick Ruthven — Career Comparison

Charlie Cady
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisNorth AmericaChicago/Pittsburgh (Union League)Union AssociationRelief Pitcher
Dick Ruthven
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dick Ruthven built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Cady as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charlie Cady posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.558 compared to 4.14 and 1.420 for Dick Ruthven. By the career numbers, Charlie Cady had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Cady and Dick Ruthven

Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.05
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.51
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.05
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.42
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.63
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.52
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.54
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
49.2
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.52
93.52
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.05
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.26
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.77
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
4.14
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6327
27
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
9
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2109
9
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
10.47
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2155
9.2
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.47
10.47
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.7
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.56
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
3.27
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.31
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
4.19
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
4.89
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.861
0.861
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.907
0.907
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
2.09
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.23
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.16
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
41.65
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9047
38.61
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
7.95
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1075
4.59
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.95
7.95
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.39
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.3
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
0.81
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.558
1.558
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
38.09
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8079
34.48
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.65
41.65
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Charlie Cady and Dick Ruthven

Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.32
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.51
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.42
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6327
27
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
9
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2109
9
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.96
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
0.64
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.08
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.27
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.84
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.88
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
2.08
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.04
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
1.91
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.83
70.83
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.6
91.6
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.259
1.259
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Cady and Dick Ruthven

Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
11
183.33
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363
281.76
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
773
600
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
671
520.83
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
95.47
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
76.84
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
13.97
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
3.88
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
18.63
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
11.4
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.58
22.96
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
119.53
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
110.22
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
32.6
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
34.15
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
65.98
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.85
-14.11
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.76
19.99
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.33
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
12.42
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
212
164.55
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.2
7.2
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
3.65
3.65
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
63.65
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
9
6.99
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.55
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.88
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.43
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.57
28.57