Don Lee vs. Red Ruffing — Career Comparison

Don Lee
Silent GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Red Ruffing
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Don Lee and Red Ruffing are fairly close on the surface numbers. Don Lee carried a career ERA of 3.61 against Red Ruffing's 3.8. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Don Lee and Red Ruffing — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Don Lee and Red Ruffing

Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.65
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
1.29
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.05
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.11
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.43
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
0.57
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.48
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.47
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.82
54.82
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.75
39.75
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.9
85.9
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.69
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.03
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
3.61
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1833
3.8
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2485
27
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13032
27
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
828.1
9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4344
9
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
827
8.99
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4284
8.88
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.88
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
0.53
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.05
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
3.19
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.15
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
5.07
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
4.12
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.903
0.903
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.23
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.1
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.34
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.12
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3553
38.6
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18579
38.49
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.63
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.15
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
4.2
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2117
4.39
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.341
1.341
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3241
35.21
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16980
35.18
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Don Lee and Red Ruffing

Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.65
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.05
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2485
27
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
828.1
9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.47
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.52
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
2.05
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
859
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.99
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.83
96.83
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.86
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.327
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.75
39.75
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Don Lee and Red Ruffing

Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
244
592.71
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
882
254.06
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
247
600
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2083
600
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
226
548.99
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1937
557.95
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
37
89.88
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
150.07
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
30
72.87
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
107.73
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
6
14.57
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.23
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.74
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.43
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.37
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
42.34
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
8.54
20.75
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228.39
65.79
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
46
111.74
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
216.9
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
43
104.45
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
179.74
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
12
29.15
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
59.63
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
13
31.58
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
78.64
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
24
58.3
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
127.89
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
5.3
12.88
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248.62
71.61
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.73
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
6
14.57
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
27.94
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
194.33
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
76.62
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3.09
3.09
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.83
7.83
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.01
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
12.39
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.86
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.74
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50