Len Perme vs. Dick Ruthven — Career Comparison

Len Perme
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Ruthven
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dick Ruthven built a career as a starting pitcher and Len Perme as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Len Perme posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.12 and WHIP 1.269 compared to 4.14 and 1.420 for Dick Ruthven. By the career numbers, Len Perme had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Len Perme and Dick Ruthven

Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.15
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.51
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.52
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.42
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.52
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.52
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.54
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.2
49.2
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.52
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.26
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.12
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
4.14
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.177
0.177
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6327
27
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.1
9
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2109
9
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.71
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
2155
9.2
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.7
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.71
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
3.27
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.31
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.12
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
4.89
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.981
0.981
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.907
0.907
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.23
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.52
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.16
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
38.42
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9047
38.61
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.6
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.12
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1075
4.59
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.39
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.3
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
0.81
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.386
1.386
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
32.19
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8079
34.48
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.196
0.196
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.42
38.42
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Len Perme and Dick Ruthven

Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.51
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.42
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6327
27
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2109
9
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.64
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.27
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
2.08
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
1.91
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.6
91.6
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Len Perme and Dick Ruthven

Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
1600
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
363
281.76
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
773
600
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
671
520.83
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
95.47
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
76.84
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.97
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.88
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
18.63
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29.58
22.96
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
119.53
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
110.22
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
32.6
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
34.15
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
65.98
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.76
19.99
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.33
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.42
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
212
164.55
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.65
3.65
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
63.65
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
9
6.99
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.55
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.88
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.43
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.57
28.57