Doug Fister vs. Dick Ruthven — Career Comparison

Doug Fister
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Ruthven
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Doug Fister a clear advantage over Dick Ruthven across the core pitching metrics. Doug Fister led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 148 vs 107), run prevention (ERA+ 114 vs 81), and home run suppression (HR9+ 112 vs 88). Dick Ruthven held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 81). Doug Fister was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Doug Fister and Dick Ruthven

Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.53
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.51
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.43
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
1.42
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.53
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.52
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.58
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.54
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.43
47.43
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.2
49.2
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.39
93.39
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.26
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
3.72
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
4.14
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
4267
27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6327
27
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1422.1
9
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2109
9
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1456
9.21
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2155
9.2
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.89
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.7
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
2.1
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
767
3.27
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.31
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
6.14
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145
4.89
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.915
0.915
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.907
0.907
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.25
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.23
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.46
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.16
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
5976
37.81
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9047
38.61
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
4.14
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1075
4.59
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.17
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.39
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.22
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.3
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.89
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
0.81
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.386
1.386
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5511
34.87
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8079
34.48
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.81
37.81
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Doug Fister and Dick Ruthven

Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.53
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.51
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.43
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
1.42
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
4267
27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6327
27
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1422.1
9
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2109
9
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.78
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
0.64
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
1.18
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.27
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
2.06
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
2.08
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.96
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
1.91
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.09
95.09
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.6
91.6
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.259
1.259
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.39
93.39
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.13
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Fister and Dick Ruthven

Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
1157.81
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
363
281.76
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
128
600
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
773
600
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
105
492.19
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
671
520.83
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
16
75
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
95.47
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
13
60.94
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
76.84
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.06
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
13.97
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.88
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.06
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
18.63
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
3.35
15.69
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.58
22.96
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
19
89.06
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
119.53
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
19
89.06
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
110.22
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
6
28.13
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
32.6
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.75
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
34.15
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.88
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
65.98
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
9.97
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.76
19.99
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.33
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.06
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
12.42
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
196.88
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
212
164.55
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
3.05
3.05
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.65
3.65
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
93.75
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
63.65
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
9
6.99
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.55
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.88
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.43
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.57
28.57