Hank Fischer vs. Dick Ruthven — Career Comparison

Hank Fischer
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Ruthven
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Dick Ruthven a clear advantage over Hank Fischer across the core pitching metrics. Dick Ruthven led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 105), home run suppression (HR9+ 88 vs 87), and strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 93). Hank Fischer held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 87 vs 81). Dick Ruthven was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Hank Fischer and Dick Ruthven

Hank Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.77
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.51
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.42
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.49
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.52
Hank Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.64
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.54
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.48
43.48
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.2
49.2
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.26
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Hank Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Hank Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
4.23
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
4.14
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1640
27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6327
27
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
546.2
9
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2109
9
Hank Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
9.66
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2155
9.2
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.66
9.66
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Hank Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.99
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.7
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Hank Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Hank Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
2.86
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
767
3.27
Hank Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.28
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.31
Hank Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
6.08
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145
4.89
Hank Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Hank Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.993
0.993
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.907
0.907
Hank Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.4
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.23
Hank Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.16
Hank Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2367
38.97
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9047
38.61
Hank Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.44
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Hank Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
5.1
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1075
4.59
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Hank Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.39
Hank Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.3
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
0.81
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.392
1.392
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2176
35.82
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8079
34.48
Hank Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Hank Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.97
38.97
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Hank Fischer and Dick Ruthven

Hank Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.77
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.51
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.42
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1640
27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6327
27
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
546.2
9
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2109
9
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.56
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.64
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.1
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.27
Hank Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
1.79
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
2.08
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.66
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
1.91
Hank Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.66
92.66
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.6
91.6
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.601
0.601
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hank Fischer and Dick Ruthven

Hank Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
170
596.49
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
363
281.76
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
171
600
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
773
600
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
533.33
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
671
520.83
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
18
63.16
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
95.47
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
59.65
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
76.84
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.51
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.97
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.88
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.51
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
18.63
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
9.75
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.58
22.96
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
19
66.67
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
119.53
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
26
91.23
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
110.22
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
35.09
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
32.6
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.05
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
34.15
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
16
56.14
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
65.98
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.07
-3.77
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.76
19.99
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.33
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
28.07
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
12.42
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
196.49
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
212
164.55
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.05
3.05
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.65
3.65
Hank Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
38.6
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
63.65
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Hank Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.02
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.99
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.55
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.88
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.43
Hank Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.57
28.57