Dick Ruthven
1973–1986 · bats R / throws R · Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, NLS, Philadelphia Phillies
363G
.183AVG
.205OBP
.230SLG
More career statistics
123H
1HR
44RBI
2SB
123–127W–L
2,109.0IP
1,145K
4.14ERA
332GS
1SV
3Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 363 | 773 | 671 | 42 | 123 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 16 | 212 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 154 | .183 | .205 | .230 | .435 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,109.0 | 355 | 332 | 61 | 123 | 127 | 1 | 2,155 | 1,075 | 970 | 165 | 767 | 1,145 | 0 | 0 | 4.14 | 1.385 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1978-09-08 to 1978-09-23
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | Two Balks | 1977-08-03 | 1 in 551 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1979-05-09 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1974-09-19 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 189 | 382 | 62 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 110 | .187 | .181 | .245 |
| Away | 174 | 391 | 61 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 102 | .179 | .179 | .215 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 56 | 113 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 31 | .216 | .204 | .275 |
| May | 65 | 139 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 36 | .096 | .101 | .114 |
| June | 50 | 114 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 38 | .122 | .140 | .122 |
| July | 65 | 135 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 42 | .210 | .215 | .252 |
| August | 65 | 149 | 30 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 33 | .236 | .221 | .346 |
| September | 59 | 119 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 30 | .206 | .193 | .243 |
| October | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| montreal-expos | 38 | 77 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | .164 | .169 | .179 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 37 | 79 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | .200 | .177 | .257 |
| san-francisco-giants | 36 | 87 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 29 | .117 | .126 | .169 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 35 | 66 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 20 | .177 | .197 | .210 |
| new-york-mets | 34 | 78 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 19 | .221 | .244 | .250 |
| chicago-cubs | 33 | 62 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 18 | .231 | .226 | .288 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 32 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | .120 | .105 | .120 |
| houston-astros | 29 | 70 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 | .305 | .300 | .458 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 27 | 38 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .132 | 128 | 98 |
| 1974 | Philadelphia Phillies | 35 | 68 | 13 | – | 5 | 1 | .191 | 212 | 153 |
| 1975 | Philadelphia Phillies | 12 | 13 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .154 | 40 | 26 |
| 1976 |  Atlanta Braves | 37 | 76 | 13 | – | 5 | – | .171 | 240 | 142 |
| 1977 | Atlanta Braves | 25 | 45 | 12 | 1 | 3 | – | .267 | 151 | 84 |
| 1978 | Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies | 34 | 77 | 17 | – | 4 | – | .221 | 231 | 120 |
| 1979 | Philadelphia Phillies | 21 | 41 | 6 | – | – | – | .146 | 122 | 58 |
| 1980 | Philadelphia Phillies | 33 | 68 | 16 | – | 8 | 1 | .235 | 223 | 86 |
| 1981 | Philadelphia Phillies | 23 | 50 | 7 | – | 5 | – | .140 | 146 | 80 |
| 1982 | Philadelphia Phillies | 33 | 64 | 7 | – | 5 | – | .109 | 204 | 115 |
| 1983 | Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies | 32 | 62 | 13 | – | 3 | – | .210 | 183 | 99 |
| 1984 |  Chicago Cubs | 25 | 44 | 7 | – | 2 | – | .159 | 126 | 55 |
| 1985 | Chicago Cubs | 20 | 24 | 5 | – | 1 | – | .208 | 87 | 26 |
| 1986 | Chicago Cubs | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 10 | 3 |