Ron Henry vs. Leon Ruffin — Career Comparison

Ron Henry
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueUnknown
Leon Ruffin
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IICatcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Ron Henry and Leon Ruffin are closely matched on the surface stats. Leon Ruffin posted stronger numbers in OPS (.524 vs .437) and on-base percentage (.273 vs .176). Ron Henry had the advantage in slugging (.261 vs .251). By the career numbers, Leon Ruffin had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ron Henry and Leon Ruffin

Ron Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ron Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
340.54
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
231
178.38
Ron Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
777
600
Ron Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
559.46
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
698
539
Ron Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ron Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Ron Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
113.51
Ron Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
96.53
Ron Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.9
Ron Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.54
Ron Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.22
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.54
Ron Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
16.99
Ron Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ron Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Ron Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Ron Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
3.7
29.96
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52.35
40.43
Ron Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
145.95
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
135.14
Ron Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
13
105.41
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
159.85
Ron Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ron Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Ron Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Ron Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ron Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Ron Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Ron Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Ron Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
61
Ron Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
67.18
Ron Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
11
89.19
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
126.64
Ron Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
7.74
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.51
45.96
Ron Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.41
Ron Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
40.93
Ron Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
24
194.59
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.32
Ron Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
3.08
3.08
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
259
Ron Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.67
17.67
Ron Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.67
Ron Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.41
Ron Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.41
Ron Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ron Henry and Leon Ruffin

Ron Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ron Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.59
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
1.2
Ron Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.09
Ron Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5060
27
Ron Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1686.2
9
Ron Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
6.35
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1121
5.98
Ron Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.67
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.87
Ron Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.13
Ron Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
7.11
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1308
6.98
Ron Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
7.02
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1284
6.85
Ron Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.82
98.82
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.17
98.17
Ron Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.421
4.421
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.732
5.732
Ron Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.89
57.89
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.07
91.07
Ron Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Ron Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Ron Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.38
Ron Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0