Chico Ruiz
1964–1971 · bats B / throws R · California Angels, Cincinnati Reds
565G
.240AVG
.279OBP
.295SLG
More career statistics
276H
2HR
69RBI
34SB
2Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 565 | 1,255 | 1,150 | 133 | 276 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 69 | 58 | 164 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 339 | .240 | .279 | .295 | .574 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1969-06-27 to 1969-07-07
9longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1964-08-22 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1964-09-21 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 15 | 2 stolen bases | 1967-06-25 | 1 in 199 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 290 | 610 | 137 | 0 | 34 | 25 | 85 | .244 | .266 | .295 |
| Away | 275 | 645 | 139 | 2 | 35 | 33 | 79 | .236 | .267 | .294 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 64 | 108 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 23 | .255 | .278 | .333 |
| May | 75 | 142 | 27 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 14 | .205 | .225 | .250 |
| June | 111 | 230 | 50 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 27 | .233 | .252 | .270 |
| July | 101 | 231 | 52 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 27 | .250 | .290 | .298 |
| August | 119 | 286 | 63 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 32 | .238 | .266 | .294 |
| September | 89 | 239 | 54 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 40 | .255 | .276 | .325 |
| October | 6 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .263 | .312 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| los-angeles-dodgers | 59 | 148 | 36 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 20 | .254 | .277 | .303 |
| san-francisco-giants | 53 | 118 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | .269 | .297 | .296 |
| chicago-cubs | 52 | 85 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 15 | .195 | .235 | .247 |
| houston-astros | 50 | 125 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | .186 | .224 | .271 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 50 | 125 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 11 | .288 | .328 | .378 |
| new-york-mets | 49 | 135 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16 | .190 | .207 | .215 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 46 | 128 | 25 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 | .216 | .250 | .276 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 44 | 71 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | .284 | .282 | .343 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 |  Cincinnati Reds | 77 | 311 | 76 | 2 | 16 | 11 | .244 | – | – |
| 1965 | Cincinnati Reds | 29 | 18 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | .111 | – | – |
| 1966 | Cincinnati Reds | 82 | 110 | 28 | – | 5 | 1 | .255 | – | – |
| 1967 | Cincinnati Reds | 105 | 250 | 55 | – | 13 | 9 | .220 | – | – |
| 1968 | Cincinnati Reds | 85 | 139 | 36 | – | 9 | 4 | .259 | – | – |
| 1969 | Cincinnati Reds | 88 | 196 | 48 | – | 13 | 4 | .245 | – | – |
| 1970 |  California Angels | 68 | 107 | 26 | – | 12 | 3 | .243 | – | – |
| 1971 | California Angels | 31 | 19 | 5 | – | – | 1 | .263 | – | – |