Tommy Johnson vs. Red Ruffing — Career Comparison

Tommy Johnson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting 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 Tommy Johnson. Red Ruffing posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.8 vs 5.95) and WHIP (1.341 vs 1.724). 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 Tommy Johnson and Red Ruffing

Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.55
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
1.29
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.06
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.11
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
0.57
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.28
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.47
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.82
54.82
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.9
85.9
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.69
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.03
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.95
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1833
3.8
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13032
27
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4344
9
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
10.84
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4284
8.88
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.84
10.84
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
0.53
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.46
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1541
3.19
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
4.12
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.756
0.756
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.812
0.812
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.1
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.12
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
41.88
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18579
38.49
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.28
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.15
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2117
4.39
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.85
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.701
1.701
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
36.99
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16980
35.18
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.88
41.88
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Tommy Johnson and Red Ruffing

Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.55
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.06
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
27
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.1
9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.13
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.55
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
859
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.86
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.327
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Johnson and Red Ruffing

Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
525
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
882
254.06
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2083
600
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1937
557.95
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
150.07
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
107.73
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
28.23
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.74
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.37
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
42.34
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.05
39.5
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228.39
65.79
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
150
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
216.9
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
150
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
179.74
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.517
0.517
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
59.63
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
78.64
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
127.89
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.05
39.47
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248.62
71.61
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.73
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
27.94
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
266
76.62
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.83
7.83
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
12.39
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.74
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50