Max Leon vs. Red Ruffing — Career Comparison

Max Leon
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational 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 Max Leon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Max Leon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.71 and WHIP 1.392 compared to 3.8 and 1.341 for Red Ruffing. By the career numbers, Max Leon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Max Leon and Red Ruffing

Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
4.7
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
1.29
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.11
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
0.57
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.52
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.47
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.82
54.82
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.02
8.02
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.9
85.9
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.69
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.03
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.71
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1833
3.8
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
931
27
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13032
27
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
310.1
9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4344
9
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
9.14
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4284
8.88
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.81
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
0.53
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
3.19
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.49
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
4.93
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
4.12
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.1
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.67
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.12
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1346
39.04
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18579
38.49
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.86
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.15
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
4.44
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2117
4.39
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.49
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.67
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.341
1.341
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1195
34.66
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16980
35.18
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Max Leon and Red Ruffing

Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
4.7
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
931
27
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310.1
9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.52
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.51
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.18
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
859
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.03
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.86
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.432
0.432
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.327
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Max Leon and Red Ruffing

Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
169
1662.3
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
882
254.06
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
61
600
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2083
600
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
52
511.48
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1937
557.95
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
13
127.87
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
150.07
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
127.87
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
374
107.73
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.23
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.74
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.37
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
42.34
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
30.85
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228.39
65.79
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
13
127.87
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
216.9
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
14
137.7
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
179.74
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.505
0.505
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
39.34
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
59.63
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
49.18
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
78.64
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
9
88.52
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
127.89
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
4.27
42.05
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248.62
71.61
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.73
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
27.94
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
266
76.62
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.25
15.25
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
7.83
7.83
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
12.39
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.67
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.74
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.58
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50