Dick Donovan vs. Matt Ruebel — Career Comparison

Dick Donovan
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Matt Ruebel
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Donovan built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Ruebel as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Donovan led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 173 vs 107), run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 84). Role difference aside, Dick Donovan holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dick Donovan and Matt Ruebel

Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.54
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
5.33
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.22
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.55
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.54
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.44
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.35
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.2
55.2
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.13
79.13
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.45
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
3.67
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
5.54
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6052
27
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2017.1
9
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1988
8.87
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
10.52
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.52
10.52
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.88
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.25
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
2.21
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
3.88
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.22
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
3.93
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
5.4
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.682
0.682
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.2
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.76
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8407
37.51
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
41.54
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.9
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
909
4.06
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
6.58
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.58
6.58
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.55
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.76
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7867
35.1
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54

Fielding Stats for Dick Donovan and Matt Ruebel

Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.58
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
5.33
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.22
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.55
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5883
27
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1961
9
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
0.66
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.76
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.54
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.25
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.09
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.29
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.28
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
2.2
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.01
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.88
87.88
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.377
0.377
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.1
77.1
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Donovan and Matt Ruebel

Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
277.9
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
1925
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
801
600
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
694
519.85
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
20
500
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
84.64
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
62.92
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.49
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.24
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
21.72
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.06
37.5
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
13.92
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
128.84
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
150.56
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
50.19
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
47.94
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
86.89
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.31
32.44
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
9.52
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.49
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
58.43
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
292
218.73
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
275
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.74
2.74
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.18
2.18
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
13.48
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
13
9.74
Matt Ruebel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Ruebel
Career
Per 600 PA