Red Ruffing vs. Bob Steele — Career Comparison

Red Ruffing
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bob Steele
Lost GenerationCANThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bob Steele posted a stronger line than Red Ruffing. Bob Steele posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.05 vs 3.8) and WHIP (1.218 vs 1.341). By the career numbers, Bob Steele 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 Red Ruffing and Bob Steele

Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
1.29
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.68
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.11
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.07
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
0.57
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.47
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.7
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.82
54.82
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.63
29.63
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.9
85.9
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.74
63.74
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.69
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.52
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.03
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1833
3.8
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.05
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13032
27
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
1463
27
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4344
9
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
487.2
9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4284
8.88
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
8.3
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
0.53
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
3.19
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.66
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
4.12
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
4
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.812
0.812
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.1
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.12
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18579
38.49
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
2033
37.52
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.15
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.42
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2117
4.39
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
4.04
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.341
1.341
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16980
35.18
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
1876
34.62
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52

Fielding Stats for Red Ruffing and Bob Steele

Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
859
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.86
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.08
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.327
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.198
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Red Ruffing and Bob Steele

Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
882
254.06
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
319.78
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2083
600
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
182
600
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1937
557.95
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
586.81
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.532
0.532
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
150.07
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
40
131.87
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
374
107.73
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
115.38
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.23
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.59
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
3.74
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.89
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.37
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
42.34
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.48
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228.39
65.79
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
11.74
38.69
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
216.9
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
48
158.24
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
179.74
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
43
141.76
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.507
0.507
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
59.63
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
12
39.56
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
78.64
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
7
23.08
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
127.89
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
19
62.64
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248.62
71.61
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
13.2
43.53
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.73
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
27.94
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.89
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
76.62
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
102.2
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.83
7.83
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
5.87
5.87
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
12.39
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.3
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.74
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.19
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.58
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.19
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100