Dick Ruthven vs. Bret Saberhagen — Career Comparison

Dick Ruthven
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bret Saberhagen
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Bret Saberhagen a clear advantage over Dick Ruthven across the core pitching metrics. Bret Saberhagen led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 165 vs 107), run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 81), and home run suppression (HR9+ 112 vs 88). Bret Saberhagen was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Dick Ruthven and Bret Saberhagen

Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.51
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
1.4
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.42
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
1.3
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.52
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.59
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.54
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.41
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
49.2
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.8
58.8
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.26
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
4.14
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
3.34
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
6327
27
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7688
27
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
2109
9
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2562.2
9
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2155
9.2
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2452
8.61
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.7
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
0.77
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
767
3.27
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
1.65
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.31
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1145
4.89
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
6.02
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.907
0.907
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.853
0.853
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.23
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.19
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.16
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.21
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9047
38.61
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10421
36.6
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1075
4.59
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1036
3.64
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.39
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.31
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.3
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.24
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
0.81
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.59
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.386
1.386
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8079
34.48
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9734
34.19
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.6
36.6

Fielding Stats for Dick Ruthven and Bret Saberhagen

Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.51
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
1.4
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.42
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
1.3
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
6327
27
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7688
27
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
2109
9
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2562.2
9
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.64
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.71
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
1.27
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
1.46
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.08
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
488
2.08
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
2.25
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
1.91
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
2.17
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.6
91.6
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.26
96.26
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.259
1.259
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.549
1.549
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Ruthven and Bret Saberhagen

Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
363
281.76
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
403
1065.2
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
773
600
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
227
600
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
671
520.83
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
190
502.2
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
95.47
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
23
60.79
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
76.84
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
19
50.22
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.97
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.57
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.88
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
18.63
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.57
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.58
22.96
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
4.96
13.11
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
119.53
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
27
71.37
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
110.22
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
36
95.15
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
32.6
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.36
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
34.15
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.64
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
65.98
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
14
37
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.76
19.99
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
1.49
3.94
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.33
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
12.42
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.36
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
212
164.55
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
129.52
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
3.65
3.65
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
4.63
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
63.65
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
24
63.44
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Career
Per 600 PA
9
6.99
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.55
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.88
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.43
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ruthven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.57
28.57
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA