Red Ruffing played in Major League Baseball from 1924 to 1947, appearing in 624 games over 22 seasons. He recorded a total of 273 W and 225 L, an ERA of 3.8, 1,987 SO, a WHIP of 1.341, and a WAR of 55.4.
Red Ruffing Yearly Pitching Stats
This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Red Ruffing.
🧾 Basic Profile
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| Name | Red Ruffing |
| Date of Birth | May 3, 1905 |
| Nationality |  United States |
| MLB Debut | 1924 |
📊 Career Summary
Red Ruffing appeared in 624 games over 22 MLB seasons from 1924 to 1947. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
| GS | 538 (MLB Rank: 35) |
| GF | 69 (MLB Rank: 1,194) |
| W | 273 (MLB Rank: 32) |
| L | 225 (MLB Rank: 24) |
| SV | 18 (MLB Rank: 830) |
| ERA | 3.8 (MLB Rank: 3,440) |
| IP | 4344 (MLB Rank: 32) |
| SHO | 45 (MLB Rank: 29) |
| CG | 335 (MLB Rank: 29) |
| SO | 1,987 (MLB Rank: 94) |
| BB | 1541 (MLB Rank: 11) |
| H | 4,284 (MLB Rank: 28) |
| HR | 254 (MLB Rank: 125) |
| SO9 | 4.12 (MLB Rank: 6,952) |
| BB9 | 3.19 (MLB Rank: 7,772) |
| H9 | 8.88 (MLB Rank: 7,713) |
| HR9 | 0.53 (MLB Rank: 7,108) |
| WHIP | 1.341 (MLB Rank: 8,519) |
| WAR | 55.4 (MLB Rank: 80) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1947)
In his final season (1947), Red Ruffing recorded the following stats:
| GS | 9 |
| W | 3 |
| L | 5 |
| ERA | 6.11 |
| IP | 53 |
| CG | 1 |
| SO | 11 |
| BB | 16 |
| H | 63 |
| HR | 7 |
| SO9 | 1.87 |
| BB9 | 2.72 |
| H9 | 10.7 |
| HR9 | 1.19 |
| WHIP | 1.491 |
| WAR | −0.9 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1938, 21 W
- Most SO: 1932, 190 SO
- Most IP: 1928, 289.1 IP
- Best WAR: 1932, 6.6 WAR
- Best ERA: 1946, 1.77 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Red Ruffing appeared in 10 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 2.54, pitched 85.2 IP, struck out 61 batters, with 7 W and 2 L.
Red Ruffing Career Pitching Stats Overview
| season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1924 | 0 | 0 | 6.65 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 1.652 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 66 | 3.44 | 3.9 | 1.11 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.3 | 3.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 102 |
1925 | 9 | 18 | 5.01 | 0.333 | 1 | 64 | 217.1 | 2.9 | 1.509 | 10 | 253 | 75 | 135 | 121 | 90 | 3.27 | 2.7 | 0.85 | 27 | 37 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0.4 | 10.5 | 3.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 957 |
1926 | 6 | 15 | 4.39 | 0.286 | 2 | 58 | 166 | 0.9 | 1.428 | 4 | 169 | 68 | 96 | 81 | 93 | 3.96 | 3.1 | 0.85 | 22 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0.2 | 9.2 | 3.7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 724 |
1927 | 5 | 13 | 4.66 | 0.278 | 2 | 77 | 158.1 | 1.9 | 1.56 | 7 | 160 | 87 | 94 | 82 | 91 | 3.83 | 4.4 | 0.89 | 18 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0.4 | 9.1 | 4.9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 703 |
1928 | 10 | 25 | 3.89 | 0.286 | 2 | 118 | 289.1 | 3.3 | 1.379 | 8 | 303 | 96 | 147 | 125 | 104 | 3.67 | 3.7 | 1.23 | 34 | 42 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 0.2 | 9.4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1246 |
1929 | 9 | 22 | 4.86 | 0.29 | 2 | 109 | 244.1 | 0.9 | 1.629 | 17 | 280 | 118 | 162 | 132 | 87 | 4.28 | 4 | 0.92 | 32 | 35 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 0.6 | 10.3 | 4.3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1112 |
1930 | 15 | 8 | 4.38 | 0.652 | 1 | 131 | 221.2 | 2.5 | 1.353 | 11 | 232 | 68 | 125 | 108 | 100 | 3.28 | 5.3 | 1.93 | 28 | 38 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 0.4 | 9.4 | 2.8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 960 |
1931 | 16 | 14 | 4.41 | 0.533 | 2 | 132 | 237 | 1.2 | 1.38 | 11 | 240 | 87 | 130 | 116 | 91 | 3.8 | 5 | 1.52 | 30 | 37 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0.4 | 9.1 | 3.3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1042 |
1932 | 18 | 7 | 3.09 | 0.72 | 2 | 190 | 259 | 6.6 | 1.29 | 16 | 219 | 115 | 102 | 89 | 132 | 3.5 | 6.6 | 1.65 | 29 | 35 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 0.6 | 7.6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1098 |
1933 | 9 | 14 | 3.91 | 0.391 | 3 | 122 | 235 | 2.4 | 1.374 | 7 | 230 | 93 | 118 | 102 | 100 | 3.49 | 4.7 | 1.31 | 28 | 35 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.8 | 3.6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1006 |
1934 | 19 | 11 | 3.93 | 0.633 | 1 | 149 | 256.1 | 1.9 | 1.311 | 18 | 232 | 104 | 134 | 112 | 104 | 4.16 | 5.2 | 1.43 | 31 | 36 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 0.6 | 8.1 | 3.7 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1100 |
1935 | 16 | 11 | 3.12 | 0.593 | 0 | 81 | 222 | 3.8 | 1.248 | 17 | 201 | 76 | 88 | 77 | 130 | 4.49 | 3.3 | 1.07 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 0.7 | 8.1 | 3.1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 925 |
1936 | 20 | 12 | 3.85 | 0.625 | 0 | 102 | 271 | 3.8 | 1.343 | 22 | 274 | 90 | 133 | 116 | 120 | 4.65 | 3.4 | 1.13 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 0.7 | 9.1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1151 |
1937 | 20 | 7 | 2.98 | 0.741 | 0 | 131 | 256.1 | 6.2 | 1.209 | 17 | 242 | 68 | 101 | 85 | 150 | 3.85 | 4.6 | 1.93 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 0.6 | 8.5 | 2.4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1058 |
1938 | 21 | 7 | 3.31 | 0.75 | 0 | 127 | 247.1 | 5.3 | 1.326 | 16 | 246 | 82 | 104 | 91 | 138 | 3.86 | 4.6 | 1.55 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 0.6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1043 |
1939 | 21 | 7 | 2.93 | 0.75 | 0 | 95 | 233.1 | 4.4 | 1.226 | 15 | 211 | 75 | 88 | 76 | 148 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 1.27 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 0.6 | 8.1 | 2.9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 968 |
1940 | 15 | 12 | 3.38 | 0.556 | 0 | 97 | 226 | 3 | 1.301 | 24 | 218 | 76 | 98 | 85 | 119 | 4.57 | 3.9 | 1.28 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 8.7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 954 |
1941 | 15 | 6 | 3.54 | 0.714 | 0 | 60 | 185.2 | 0.9 | 1.244 | 13 | 177 | 54 | 87 | 73 | 112 | 3.94 | 2.9 | 1.11 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0.6 | 8.6 | 2.6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 771 |
1942 | 14 | 7 | 3.21 | 0.667 | 0 | 80 | 193.2 | 1.4 | 1.157 | 10 | 183 | 41 | 72 | 69 | 107 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 1.95 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 0.5 | 8.5 | 1.9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 784 |
1945 | 7 | 3 | 2.89 | 0.7 | 0 | 24 | 87.1 | 1.2 | 1.202 | 2 | 85 | 20 | 32 | 28 | 121 | 3.17 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0.2 | 8.8 | 2.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 364 |