Mike James vs. Red Ruffing — Career Comparison

Mike James
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Red Ruffing
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Red Ruffing built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike James as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike James posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.67 and WHIP 1.436 compared to 3.8 and 1.341 for Red Ruffing. By the career numbers, Mike James had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike James and Red Ruffing

Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
8.25
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
1.29
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.11
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.46
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
0.57
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.4
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
0.47
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.82
54.82
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.9
85.9
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.69
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.03
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.67
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1833
3.8
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
942
27
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13032
27
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4344
9
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
8.17
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4284
8.88
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.86
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
0.53
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
4.27
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1541
3.19
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.49
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
7.08
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
4.12
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.261
1.261
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.1
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.77
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.12
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1366
39.15
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18579
38.49
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.46
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.15
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.13
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2117
4.39
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.54
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.97
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.382
1.382
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1163
33.33
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16980
35.18
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.15
39.15
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Mike James and Red Ruffing

Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
8.25
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
942
27
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.43
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.15
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.58
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
859
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.58
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.86
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.191
0.191
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.327
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike James and Red Ruffing

Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
289
86700
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
882
254.06
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2083
600
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1937
557.95
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
150.07
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
107.73
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.23
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.74
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.37
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
42.34
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228.39
65.79
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
216.9
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
179.74
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
59.63
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
78.64
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
444
127.89
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248.62
71.61
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.73
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
27.94
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
266
76.62
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.83
7.83
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
12.39
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.74
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50