Ray Fontenot vs. Dick Ruthven — Career Comparison

Ray Fontenot
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Ruthven
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Ray Fontenot a clear advantage over Dick Ruthven across the core pitching metrics. Ray Fontenot led in home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 88), run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 81), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 93). Dick Ruthven held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 83). Ray Fontenot was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ray Fontenot and Dick Ruthven

Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.64
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.51
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.13
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.42
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.46
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.52
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.47
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.54
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.02
49.02
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.2
49.2
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.76
42.76
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.26
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
4.03
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
4.14
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1481
27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6327
27
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
493.2
9
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2109
9
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
551
10.05
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2155
9.2
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.77
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.7
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.79
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
767
3.27
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.31
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
3.94
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
4.89
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.748
0.748
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.907
0.907
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.23
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.16
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
2112
38.5
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9047
38.61
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.44
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
4.61
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1075
4.59
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.46
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.39
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.3
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.44
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
0.81
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.426
1.426
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1921
35.02
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8079
34.48
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Ray Fontenot and Dick Ruthven

Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.64
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.51
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.13
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.42
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1481
27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6327
27
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
493.2
9
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2109
9
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.35
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.64
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.73
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.27
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.26
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
2.08
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.08
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
1.91
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.94
91.94
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.6
91.6
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.76
42.76
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Fontenot and Dick Ruthven

Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
1673.08
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
363
281.76
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
52
600
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
773
600
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
553.85
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
671
520.83
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
95.47
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
76.84
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.97
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.88
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
18.63
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
1.2
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.58
22.96
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
119.53
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
110.22
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
32.6
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
34.15
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
65.98
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.24
-37.43
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.76
19.99
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.33
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.42
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
276.92
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
212
164.55
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
2.17
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.65
3.65
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
4
46.15
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
63.65
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.99
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.55
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.88
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.43
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.57
28.57