Damon Jones vs. Dick Ruthven — Career Comparison

Damon Jones
MillenialIdahoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Ruthven
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dick Ruthven built a career as a starting pitcher and Damon Jones as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Ruthven posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.420 compared to 9 and 2.400 for Damon Jones. By the career numbers, Dick Ruthven had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Damon Jones and Dick Ruthven

Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.51
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.42
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.52
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.54
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.2
49.2
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.26
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
4.14
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6327
27
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2109
9
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
2155
9.2
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.7
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
3.27
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.31
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145
4.89
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.907
0.907
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.23
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.16
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
54
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9047
38.61
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1075
4.59
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.39
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.3
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
0.81
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
36
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8079
34.48
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Damon Jones and Dick Ruthven

Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.51
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.42
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6327
27
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2109
9
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.64
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.27
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
2.08
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
1.91
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.6
91.6
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Damon Jones and Dick Ruthven

Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363
281.76
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
773
600
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
671
520.83
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
95.47
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
76.84
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.97
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.88
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
18.63
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.58
22.96
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
119.53
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
110.22
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
32.6
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
34.15
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
65.98
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.76
19.99
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.33
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.42
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
212
164.55
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.65
3.65
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
63.65
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
9
6.99
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.55
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.88
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.43
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.57
28.57