Rick James vs. Red Ruffing — Career Comparison

Rick James
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Red Ruffing
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Red Ruffing posted a stronger line than Rick James. Red Ruffing posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.8 vs 13.5) and WHIP (1.341 vs 2.357). By the career numbers, Red Ruffing had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Rick James and Red Ruffing

Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.79
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
1.29
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
536
1.11
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
0.57
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.47
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.82
54.82
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.9
85.9
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.69
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.03
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
13.5
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1833
3.8
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.19
13.19
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.474
0.474
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13032
27
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4344
9
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
17.36
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4284
8.88
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.36
17.36
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
0.53
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1541
3.19
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
4.12
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.1
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.12
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
40.5
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18579
38.49
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.15
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
15.43
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2117
4.39
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.357
2.357
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
36.64
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16980
35.18
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Rick James and Red Ruffing

Rick James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.79
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
27
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
859
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.86
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.327
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rick James and Red Ruffing

Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
882
254.06
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2083
600
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1937
557.95
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
150.07
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
107.73
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.23
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.74
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.37
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
42.34
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228.39
65.79
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
216.9
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
179.74
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
59.63
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
78.64
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
127.89
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248.62
71.61
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.73
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
27.94
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
76.62
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.83
7.83
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
12.39
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.74
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50