James Hoyt vs. Dick Ruthven — Career Comparison

James Hoyt
MillenialIdahoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Ruthven
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dick Ruthven built a career as a starting pitcher and James Hoyt as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. James Hoyt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.344 compared to 4.14 and 1.420 for Dick Ruthven. By the career numbers, James Hoyt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James Hoyt and Dick Ruthven

James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
9.38
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.51
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.42
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.52
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.54
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
49.2
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.26
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.94
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
4.14
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6327
27
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
102.2
9
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2109
9
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
8.33
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
2155
9.2
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.31
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.7
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
3.59
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
3.27
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.31
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
11.83
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145
4.89
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.83
11.83
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.714
1.714
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.907
0.907
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.79
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.23
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.53
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.16
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
39.01
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9047
38.61
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.93
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.38
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1075
4.59
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.39
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.3
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.53
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
0.81
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.386
1.386
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
34.63
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8079
34.48
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.01
39.01
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for James Hoyt and Dick Ruthven

James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
9.38
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.51
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.42
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6327
27
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
102.2
9
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2109
9
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.64
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.27
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.14
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
2.08
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.88
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
1.91
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.92
76.92
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.6
91.6
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.094
0.094
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Hoyt and Dick Ruthven

James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
64200
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
363
281.76
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
773
600
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
671
520.83
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
95.47
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
76.84
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.97
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.88
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
18.63
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.58
22.96
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
119.53
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
110.22
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
32.6
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
34.15
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
65.98
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.76
19.99
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.33
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.42
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
212
164.55
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.65
3.65
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
63.65
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
9
6.99
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.55
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.88
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.43
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.57
28.57