Edwin Jackson vs. Dick Ruthven — Career Comparison

Edwin Jackson
MillenialWest GermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dick Ruthven
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Edwin Jackson and Dick Ruthven are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 83 for Edwin Jackson and 81 for Dick Ruthven, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 93 and 93 respectively. If forced to pick, Edwin Jackson gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Edwin Jackson and Dick Ruthven

Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
1.89
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
1.51
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.46
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
1.42
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.49
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.52
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.61
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.54
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.58
44.58
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.2
49.2
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.18
77.18
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.26
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1040
4.78
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
4.14
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5880
27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6327
27
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1960
9
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2109
9
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2094
9.62
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2155
9.2
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.62
9.62
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
1.14
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.7
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
3.58
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
3.27
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.18
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.31
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1508
6.92
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1145
4.89
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.907
0.907
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.5
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.23
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.18
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.16
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8569
39.35
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9047
38.61
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.14
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1135
5.21
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1075
4.59
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.32
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.39
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.25
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.3
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.8
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
0.81
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7628
35.03
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8079
34.48
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Edwin Jackson and Dick Ruthven

Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
1.89
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
1.51
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.46
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
1.42
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5880
27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6327
27
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1960
9
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2109
9
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.66
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
0.64
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.86
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.27
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.14
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
1.66
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
2.08
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
1.52
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
1.91
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.44
91.44
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.6
91.6
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.18
77.18
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Edwin Jackson and Dick Ruthven

Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
768.36
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
363
281.76
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
335
600
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
773
600
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
297
531.94
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
671
520.83
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
87.76
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
95.47
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
77.01
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
76.84
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.16
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.97
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.88
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.58
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.78
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
10.75
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
18.63
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
12.78
22.89
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.58
22.96
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
59
105.67
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
119.53
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
112.84
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
110.22
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.401
0.401
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.99
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
32.6
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
23.28
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
34.15
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
35
62.69
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
65.98
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
9.92
17.76
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.76
19.99
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.33
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
25.07
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
12.42
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
229.25
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
212
164.55
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.62
2.62
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.65
3.65
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
41.19
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
63.65
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.78
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
9
6.99
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.55
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.79
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.88
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.58
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.43
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
28.57
28.57