Butch Metzger vs. Dick Ruthven — Career Comparison

Butch Metzger
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the Year
Dick Ruthven
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dick Ruthven built a career as a starting pitcher and Butch Metzger as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Butch Metzger led in run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 81), home run suppression (HR9+ 97 vs 88), and strikeout rate (K%+ 98 vs 94). Dick Ruthven held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 88). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Butch Metzger.

Pitching Stats for Butch Metzger and Dick Ruthven

Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
5.86
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.51
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.42
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.55
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.52
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.28
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.54
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
49.2
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.26
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.71
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
3.74
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
4.14
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6327
27
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
293.1
9
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2109
9
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
8.87
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
2155
9.2
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.71
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.7
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
4.3
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
3.27
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.07
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.31
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
5.37
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145
4.89
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.37
5.37
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.907
0.907
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.23
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.16
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1286
39.46
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9047
38.61
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
3.44
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
4.08
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1075
4.59
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.71
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.39
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.4
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.3
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.68
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
0.81
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
33.87
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8079
34.48
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Butch Metzger and Dick Ruthven

Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
5.86
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.51
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.42
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6327
27
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
293.1
9
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2109
9
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.37
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.64
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.07
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.27
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.47
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
2.08
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.44
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
1.91
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.92
97.92
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.6
91.6
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Butch Metzger and Dick Ruthven

Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
5457.14
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
363
281.76
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
773
600
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
671
520.83
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
95.47
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
76.84
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.97
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.88
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
18.63
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-2.89
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.58
22.96
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
119.53
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
110.22
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
32.6
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
34.15
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
65.98
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.16
-33.16
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.76
19.99
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.33
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
12.42
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
228.57
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
212
164.55
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.65
3.65
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
63.65
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.99
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.55
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.88
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.43
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.57
28.57