Jason Isringhausen vs. Red Ruffing — Career Comparison

Jason Isringhausen
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Red Ruffing
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Red Ruffing built a career as a starting pitcher and Jason Isringhausen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jason Isringhausen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.370 compared to 3.8 and 1.341 for Red Ruffing. By the career numbers, Jason Isringhausen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Isringhausen and Red Ruffing

Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Jason Isringhausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
6.47
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
624
1.29
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.46
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.11
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.46
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
0.57
Jason Isringhausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.49
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.47
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.11
48.11
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.82
54.82
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.18
7.18
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.9
85.9
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.69
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Jason Isringhausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.68
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.03
Jason Isringhausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
3.64
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1833
3.8
Jason Isringhausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Jason Isringhausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Jason Isringhausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Jason Isringhausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3023
27
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13032
27
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1007.2
9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4344
9
Jason Isringhausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
901
8.05
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4284
8.88
Jason Isringhausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.05
8.05
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Jason Isringhausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.76
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
0.53
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Jason Isringhausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Jason Isringhausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
3.9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1541
3.19
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.38
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
7.41
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
4.12
Jason Isringhausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jason Isringhausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.47
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.1
Jason Isringhausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.3
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.12
Jason Isringhausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4322
38.6
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18579
38.49
Jason Isringhausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
499
4.46
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.15
Jason Isringhausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
4.02
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2117
4.39
Jason Isringhausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.31
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.29
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Isringhausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.72
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Isringhausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.341
1.341
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3784
33.8
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16980
35.18
Jason Isringhausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jason Isringhausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Jason Isringhausen and Red Ruffing

Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Jason Isringhausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
6.47
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
Jason Isringhausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.46
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Isringhausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3023
27
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Isringhausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007.2
9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.55
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.29
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
Jason Isringhausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.15
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.99
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
859
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.84
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.38
92.38
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.86
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.327
Jason Isringhausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.18
7.18
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Isringhausen and Red Ruffing

Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
724
3620
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
882
254.06
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 600 PA
120
600
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2083
600
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 600 PA
104
520
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1937
557.95
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 600 PA
21
105
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
150.07
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 600 PA
14
70
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
107.73
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
20
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.23
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
3.74
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.37
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
35
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
42.34
Jason Isringhausen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Jason Isringhausen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 600 PA
8.58
42.92
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228.39
65.79
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 600 PA
33
165
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
216.9
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 600 PA
27
135
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
179.74
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 600 PA
11
55
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
59.63
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
80
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
78.64
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 600 PA
25
125
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
127.89
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 600 PA
8.28
41.42
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248.62
71.61
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
1.73
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
25
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
27.94
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Isringhausen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
180
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
76.62
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.83
7.83
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
40
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
12.39
Jason Isringhausen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Isringhausen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
5
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.74
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Jason Isringhausen
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50