Brad Lidge vs. Red Ruffing — Career Comparison

Brad Lidge
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Red Ruffing
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Red Ruffing built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Lidge as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brad Lidge posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.359 compared to 3.8 and 1.341 for Red Ruffing. By the career numbers, Brad Lidge had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Lidge and Red Ruffing

Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
1.29
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.11
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.39
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
0.57
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.47
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.82
54.82
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.9
85.9
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.69
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
3.36
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.03
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
3.54
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1833
3.8
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13032
27
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4344
9
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
7.34
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4284
8.88
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.34
7.34
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.85
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
0.53
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
4.28
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1541
3.19
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.61
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
11.92
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
4.12
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.92
11.92
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.69
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.1
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.51
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.12
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2589
38.62
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18579
38.49
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
5.49
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.15
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.83
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2117
4.39
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.16
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.341
1.341
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2225
33.19
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16980
35.18
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Brad Lidge and Red Ruffing

Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1810
27
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603.1
9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.34
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.72
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.13
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
859
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.06
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.42
93.42
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.86
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.118
0.118
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.327
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Lidge and Red Ruffing

Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
603
51685.71
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
882
254.06
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2083
600
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1937
557.95
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.707
0.707
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
150.07
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
107.73
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
28.23
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.74
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.37
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
42.34
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
68.16
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228.39
65.79
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
753
216.9
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
179.74
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.599
0.599
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
59.63
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
78.64
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
444
127.89
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
68.25
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248.62
71.61
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.73
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
27.94
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
76.62
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.83
7.83
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
12.39
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.74
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50