Red Ruffing vs. Mike Ryba — Career Comparison

Red Ruffing
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Ryba
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Red Ruffing built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Ryba as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Ryba posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.358 compared to 3.8 and 1.341 for Red Ruffing. By the career numbers, Mike Ryba had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Red Ruffing and Mike Ryba

Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
1.29
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.76
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.11
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.41
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
0.57
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.6
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
0.47
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.39
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.82
54.82
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.47
60.47
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.9
85.9
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.69
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.18
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.03
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.18
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1833
3.8
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
3.66
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13032
27
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
2351
27
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4344
9
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
783.2
9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4284
8.88
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
817
9.38
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
0.53
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.54
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
3.19
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
2.84
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
4.12
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
3.53
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.812
0.812
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.707
0.707
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.1
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.16
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.12
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18579
38.49
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3352
38.5
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.15
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.52
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2117
4.39
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
4.38
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16980
35.18
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3098
35.58
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Red Ruffing and Mike Ryba

Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
859
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.86
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.22
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.327
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Red Ruffing and Mike Ryba

Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
882
254.06
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PAverified
250
519.03
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2083
600
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
289
600
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1937
557.95
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
247
512.8
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.606
0.606
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
150.07
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
58
120.42
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
374
107.73
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
107.96
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.23
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.46
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.74
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.37
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
42.34
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.46
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228.39
65.79
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
18.35
38.1
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
216.9
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
64
132.87
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
179.74
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
80
166.09
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
59.63
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
18
37.37
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
78.64
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
24
49.83
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
127.89
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
42
87.2
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248.62
71.61
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
22.73
47.19
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.73
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
27.94
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
45.67
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
266
76.62
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
64.36
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
7.83
7.83
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.32
9.32
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
12.39
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
41.52
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.74
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
10.38
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA