Dave Downs vs. Red Ruffing — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Red Ruffing
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Dave Downs posted a stronger line than Red Ruffing. Dave Downs posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.74 vs 3.8) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.341). By the career numbers, Dave Downs 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 Dave Downs and Red Ruffing

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
1.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
536
1.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
0.57
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
0.47
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.82
54.82
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.9
85.9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.69
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.09
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.03
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1833
3.8
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13032
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4344
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4284
8.88
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
0.53
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
3.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
4.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.812
0.812
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.1
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.12
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18579
38.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2117
4.39
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.341
1.341
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16980
35.18
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Red Ruffing

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
27
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
859
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.86
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.327
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Red Ruffing

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
882
254.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2083
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1937
557.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
150.07
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
374
107.73
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.23
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.74
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.37
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
42.34
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
34.02
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228.39
65.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
216.9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
179.74
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
59.63
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
78.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
444
127.89
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
41.68
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248.62
71.61
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.73
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
27.94
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
76.62
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.83
7.83
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
12.39
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.74
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50