Roy Halladay vs. Dick Ruthven — Career Comparison

Roy Halladay
Gen XColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Dick Ruthven
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Roy Halladay a clear advantage over Dick Ruthven across the core pitching metrics. Roy Halladay led in home run suppression (HR9+ 133 vs 88), run prevention (ERA+ 120 vs 81), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 135 vs 107). Roy Halladay was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Roy Halladay and Dick Ruthven

Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
1.36
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.51
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
1.28
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.42
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.66
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.52
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.34
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.54
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.91
65.91
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
49.2
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.52
93.52
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.22
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.26
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.07
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1034
3.38
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
4.14
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8248
27
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
6327
27
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2749.1
9
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
2109
9
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2646
8.66
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2155
9.2
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.66
8.66
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.77
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.7
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
1.94
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
767
3.27
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.31
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2117
6.93
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1145
4.89
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.93
6.93
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.985
0.985
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.907
0.907
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.18
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.23
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.16
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11287
36.95
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9047
38.61
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
3.72
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1075
4.59
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.23
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.39
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.2
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.3
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
0.82
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
0.81
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.178
1.178
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.386
1.386
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10484
34.32
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8079
34.48
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.95
36.95
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Roy Halladay and Dick Ruthven

Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
1.36
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.51
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
1.28
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.42
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8248
27
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
6327
27
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2749.1
9
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
2109
9
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.75
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.64
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
1.28
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
1.27
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
2.07
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
2.08
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
2.02
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
1.91
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.63
97.63
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.6
91.6
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.486
1.486
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.259
1.259
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.52
93.52
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.07
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Halladay and Dick Ruthven

Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
818.36
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
363
281.76
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
305
600
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
773
600
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
275
540.98
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
671
520.83
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
34
66.89
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
95.47
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
32
62.95
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
76.84
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.93
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.97
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.88
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.93
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
18.63
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
4.36
8.57
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.58
22.96
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
36
70.82
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
119.53
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
38
74.75
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
110.22
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
15
29.51
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
32.6
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
12
23.61
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
34.15
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
27
53.11
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
65.98
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.99
-7.85
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.76
19.99
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.33
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.87
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.42
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
269.51
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
212
164.55
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.65
3.65
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
26
51.15
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
63.65
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Roy Halladay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.93
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
9
6.99
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.55
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.88
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.43
Roy Halladay
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.57
28.57