Phil Maton vs. Dick Ruthven — Career Comparison

Phil Maton
MillenialKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Ruthven
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dick Ruthven built a career as a starting pitcher and Phil Maton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Phil Maton led in run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 81), strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 94), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 114 vs 107). Dick Ruthven held the edge in skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 93). Role difference aside, Phil Maton holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Phil Maton and Dick Ruthven

Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
9.11
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
1.51
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.42
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.44
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.52
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.38
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.54
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
49.2
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.26
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.98
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
4.14
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1417
27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6327
27
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
472.1
9
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2109
9
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
7.87
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
2155
9.2
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.01
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.7
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
3.49
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
3.27
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.31
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
10.27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145
4.89
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.27
10.27
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.529
1.529
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.907
0.907
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.23
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.91
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.16
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2018
38.45
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9047
38.61
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.92
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
4.46
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1075
4.59
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.39
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.25
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.3
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.63
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
0.81
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.262
1.262
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.386
1.386
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1765
33.63
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8079
34.48
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Phil Maton and Dick Ruthven

Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
9.11
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
1.51
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.42
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1417
27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6327
27
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
472.1
9
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2109
9
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.55
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.64
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.71
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.27
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.33
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
2.08
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.26
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
1.91
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.6
91.6
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.138
0.138
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Maton and Dick Ruthven

Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
478
57360
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
363
281.76
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
773
600
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
671
520.83
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
95.47
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
76.84
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.97
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.88
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
18.63
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.58
22.96
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
119.53
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
110.22
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
32.6
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
34.15
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
65.98
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
20.56
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.76
19.99
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.33
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.42
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
212
164.55
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.65
3.65
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
63.65
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
9
6.99
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.55
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.88
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.43
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.57
28.57