Sammy Peralta vs. Dick Ruthven — Career Comparison

Sammy Peralta
Gen ZNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Ruthven
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dick Ruthven built a career as a starting pitcher and Sammy Peralta 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 1.774 for Sammy Peralta. By the career numbers, Dick Ruthven had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sammy Peralta and Dick Ruthven

Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
5.91
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.51
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.42
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.52
Sammy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.54
Sammy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
49.2
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.26
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Sammy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
5.12
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
4.14
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6327
27
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.2
9
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2109
9
Sammy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
10.64
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2155
9.2
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.64
10.64
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Sammy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.7
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Sammy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Sammy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.73
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
3.27
Sammy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.31
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
7.29
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145
4.89
Sammy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.29
7.29
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Sammy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.907
0.907
Sammy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.23
Sammy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.16
Sammy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
42.18
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9047
38.61
Sammy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.15
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Sammy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.31
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1075
4.59
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Sammy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.39
Sammy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.3
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
0.81
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.708
1.708
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
37.05
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8079
34.48
Sammy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Sammy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.18
42.18
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Sammy Peralta and Dick Ruthven

Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
5.91
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.51
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.42
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6327
27
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.2
9
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2109
9
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.64
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.27
Sammy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
2.08
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
1.91
Sammy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.6
91.6
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sammy Peralta and Dick Ruthven

Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
30
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363
281.76
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
773
600
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
671
520.83
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
95.47
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
76.84
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.97
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.88
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
18.63
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.58
22.96
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
119.53
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
110.22
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
32.6
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
34.15
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
65.98
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.76
19.99
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.33
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.42
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
212
164.55
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.65
3.65
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
63.65
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Sammy Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
9
6.99
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.55
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.88
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.43
Sammy Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.57
28.57