Frank Owen vs. Dick Ruthven — Career Comparison

Frank Owen
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Ruthven
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Frank Owen posted a stronger line than Dick Ruthven. Frank Owen posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.55 vs 4.14) and WHIP (1.131 vs 1.420). By the career numbers, Frank Owen had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Frank Owen and Dick Ruthven

Frank Owen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Frank Owen
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
1.28
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.51
Frank Owen
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
1.02
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.42
Frank Owen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.54
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.52
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.44
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.54
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.03
55.03
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
49.2
Frank Owen
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.9
79.9
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.78
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.26
Frank Owen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.55
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
4.14
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Frank Owen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4105
27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6327
27
Frank Owen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1368.1
9
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2109
9
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1249
8.22
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
2155
9.2
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.7
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.96
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
767
3.27
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.31
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Frank Owen
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
2.91
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
4.89
Frank Owen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Frank Owen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Frank Owen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.542
0.542
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.907
0.907
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.23
Frank Owen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.26
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.16
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Frank Owen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5462
35.93
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9047
38.61
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.22
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
3.66
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1075
4.59
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.39
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.3
Frank Owen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
0.81
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.131
1.131
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.386
1.386
Frank Owen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5125
33.71
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8079
34.48
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Frank Owen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.93
35.93
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Frank Owen and Dick Ruthven

Frank Owen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Frank Owen
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.28
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.51
Frank Owen
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.85
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.42
Frank Owen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4116
27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6327
27
Frank Owen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1372
9
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2109
9
Frank Owen
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.6
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.64
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
3.46
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
1.27
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
4.16
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
488
2.08
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
4.06
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
1.91
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.63
97.63
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.6
91.6
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.174
3.174
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.259
1.259
Frank Owen
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Frank Owen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Frank Owen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Owen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Owen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Owen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Owen and Dick Ruthven

Frank Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Frank Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
195
216.67
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363
281.76
Frank Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
540
600
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
773
600
Frank Owen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
483
536.67
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
671
520.83
Frank Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Frank Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Frank Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
77
85.56
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
95.47
Frank Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
63
70
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
76.84
Frank Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
12
13.33
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.97
Frank Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.88
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.22
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.78
Frank Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
14
15.56
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
18.63
Frank Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Frank Owen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23.55
26.16
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29.58
22.96
Frank Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
95
105.56
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
119.53
Frank Owen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
125.56
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
110.22
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Frank Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Frank Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Frank Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Frank Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Frank Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Frank Owen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
36.67
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
32.6
Frank Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
26
28.89
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
34.15
Frank Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
57
63.33
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
65.98
Frank Owen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19.85
22.05
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.76
19.99
Frank Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.22
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.33
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
37.78
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
16
12.42
Frank Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
136.67
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
212
164.55
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.39
4.39
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
3.65
3.65
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Frank Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
21
23.33
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
63.65
Frank Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
9
6.99
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.56
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.55
Frank Owen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.88
Frank Owen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.56
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
5.43
Frank Owen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
28.57
28.57