Red Ruffing Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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.

🧾 Basic Profile

Red Ruffing
NameRed Ruffing
Date of BirthMay 3, 1905
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher and Pinch Hitter
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut1924
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Red Ruffing Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Red Ruffing.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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:

GS538 (MLB Rank: 36)
GF69 (MLB Rank: 1,207)
W273 (MLB Rank: 32)
L225 (MLB Rank: 24)
SV18 (MLB Rank: 839)
ERA3.8 (MLB Rank: 3,468)
IP4344 (MLB Rank: 32)
SHO45 (MLB Rank: 29)
CG335 (MLB Rank: 29)
SO1,987 (MLB Rank: 94)
BB1541 (MLB Rank: 11)
H4,284 (MLB Rank: 28)
HR254 (MLB Rank: 125)
SO94.12 (MLB Rank: 7,091)
BB93.19 (MLB Rank: 7,895)
H98.88 (MLB Rank: 7,811)
HR90.53 (MLB Rank: 7,262)
WHIP1.341 (MLB Rank: 8,640)
WAR55.4 (MLB Rank: 81)

📊 Last Season Summary (1947)

In his final season (1947), Red Ruffing recorded the following stats:

GS9
W3
L5
ERA6.11
IP53
CG1
SO11
BB16
H63
HR7
SO91.87
BB92.72
H910.7
HR91.19
WHIP1.491
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

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
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