Jim McElroy vs. Dick Ruthven — Career Comparison

Jim McElroy
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaNorth 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 Jim McElroy 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 5.12 and 1.543 for Jim McElroy. By the career numbers, Dick Ruthven had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim McElroy and Dick Ruthven

Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.09
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.51
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.09
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.42
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.52
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.01
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.54
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.2
49.2
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.52
93.52
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.01
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.26
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
5.12
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
4.14
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6327
27
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
9
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2109
9
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
9.7
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2155
9.2
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.7
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
4.19
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
3.27
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.31
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
3.72
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
4.89
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.879
0.879
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.907
0.907
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.57
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.23
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.16
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
41.35
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9047
38.61
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9.16
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1075
4.59
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.39
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.3
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
0.81
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.543
1.543
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
37.16
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8079
34.48
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.35
41.35
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Jim McElroy and Dick Ruthven

Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.51
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.42
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
420
27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6327
27
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
9
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2109
9
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.84
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
0.64
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.61
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.27
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.64
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.09
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
2.08
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.44
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
1.91
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.17
79.17
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.6
91.6
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.235
2.235
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.259
1.259
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim McElroy and Dick Ruthven

Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
176.47
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363
281.76
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
773
600
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
588.24
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
671
520.83
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
82.35
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
95.47
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
82.35
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
76.84
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.97
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.88
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
18.63
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.02
11.98
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.58
22.96
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
82.35
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
119.53
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
94.12
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
110.22
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
32.6
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
34.15
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
65.98
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0.02
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.76
19.99
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.33
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.42
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
141.18
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
212
164.55
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
3.65
3.65
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
63.65
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
9
6.99
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.55
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.88
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.43
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.57
28.57