John Orton vs. Leon Ruffin — Career Comparison

John Orton
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueCatcher
Leon Ruffin
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IICatcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, John Orton and Leon Ruffin are closely matched on the surface stats. John Orton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.540 vs .524) and slugging (.274 vs .251). Leon Ruffin had the advantage in on-base percentage (.273 vs .265). By the career numbers, John Orton had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for John Orton and Leon Ruffin

John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
208.93
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
231
178.38
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
448
600
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
777
600
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
401
537.05
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
698
539
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.562
0.562
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
80
107.14
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
113.51
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
58
77.68
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
96.53
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
24.11
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
18
13.9
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.36
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.54
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
29.46
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
22
16.99
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
29.62
39.66
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52.35
40.43
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
147.32
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
135.14
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
116
155.36
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
159.85
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.524
0.524
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
35
46.88
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
61
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
29
38.84
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
67.18
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
60
80.36
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
126.64
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
28.2
37.77
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.51
45.96
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.7
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
5.41
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
41.52
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
40.93
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
121
162.05
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.32
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
3.7
3.7
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
259
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.67
17.67
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.73
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
14.67
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.04
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.68
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.41
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.7
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.38
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.41
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
28.57
28.57
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for John Orton and Leon Ruffin

John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.19
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
1.2
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.02
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.09
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3483
27
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5060
27
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1161
9
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1686.2
9
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
6.07
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1121
5.98
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.66
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.87
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.13
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
881
6.83
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1308
6.98
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
868
6.73
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
6.85
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.52
98.52
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.17
98.17
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.636
5.636
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.732
5.732
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.06
85.06
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.07
91.07
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.11
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.6
Leon Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.38
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.4
Leon Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0