Bruce Howard vs. Dick Ruthven — Career Comparison

Bruce Howard
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Ruthven
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Bruce Howard a clear advantage over Dick Ruthven across the core pitching metrics. Bruce Howard led in run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 81), home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 88), and strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 94). Dick Ruthven held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 86). Bruce Howard was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Howard and Dick Ruthven

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.04
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.51
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.28
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.42
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.52
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.54
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.61
45.61
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.2
49.2
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.26
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
3.18
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
4.14
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6327
27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2109
9
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
7.64
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
2155
9.2
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.77
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.7
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
4.07
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
3.27
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.31
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.94
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145
4.89
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.907
0.907
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.41
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.23
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.16
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2229
37.95
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9047
38.61
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.29
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.73
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1075
4.59
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.39
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.3
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
0.81
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.386
1.386
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982
33.74
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8079
34.48
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Bruce Howard and Dick Ruthven

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.04
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.51
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.28
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.42
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6327
27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2109
9
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.64
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.6
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.27
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.11
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
2.08
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.04
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
1.91
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.6
91.6
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Howard and Dick Ruthven

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
416.18
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
363
281.76
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
173
600
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
773
600
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
147
509.83
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
671
520.83
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
58.96
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
95.47
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
34.68
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
76.84
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
13.97
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.47
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.88
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.78
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
18.63
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5.49
19.05
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.58
22.96
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
27
93.64
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
119.53
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
29
100.58
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
110.22
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.34
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
32.6
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
7
24.28
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
34.15
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
11
38.15
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
65.98
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1.6
5.54
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.76
19.99
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.33
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.15
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
12.42
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
169.94
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
212
164.55
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.65
3.65
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
45.09
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
63.65
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.78
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
9
6.99
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.55
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.47
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.88
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.47
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.43
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.57
28.57