Dutch Ruether
1917–1927 · bats L / throws L · Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees, Washington Senators (1901-60)
489G
.258AVG
.314OBP
.335SLG
More career statistics
250H
7HR
111RBI
3SB
137–95W–L
2,124.2IP
708K
3.50ERA
272GS
8SV
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.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 969 | 973 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 129 | 130 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 1,070 | 1,073 |
| Batting · RBI | 111 | 114 |
| Batting · Walks | 77 | 76 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 9,162 | 9,175 |
| Pitching · p cg | 155 | 154 |
| Pitching · p er | 826 | 820 |
| Pitching · p h | 2,244 | 2,243 |
| Pitching · p hr | 54 | 53 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 6,374 | 6,376 |
| Pitching · p k | 708 | 715 |
| Pitching · p w | 739 | 741 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 489 | 1,070 | 969 | 83 | 250 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 111 | 77 | 129 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 325 | .258 | .314 | .335 | .649 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,124.7 | 309 | 272 | 155 | 137 | 95 | 8 | 2,244 | 987 | 826 | 54 | 739 | 708 | 0 | 0 | 3.50 | 1.404 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1925-04-17 to 1925-05-28
11longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 10 scoreless innings | 1922-07-01 | 1 in 1,678 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 13 innings pitched | 1919-07-11 | 1 in 613 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | Ten Runs Allowed | 1922-07-06 | 1 in 102 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 268 | 550 | 119 | 1 | 53 | 42 | 69 | .240 | .293 | .293 |
| Away | 221 | 523 | 131 | 6 | 61 | 34 | 61 | .274 | .315 | .377 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 54 | 148 | 41 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 19 | .313 | .378 | .420 |
| May | 82 | 179 | 44 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 13 | .278 | .335 | .373 |
| June | 87 | 184 | 35 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 33 | .203 | .234 | .267 |
| July | 88 | 199 | 42 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 22 | .235 | .286 | .318 |
| August | 96 | 186 | 50 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 22 | .299 | .339 | .371 |
| September | 79 | 169 | 35 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 19 | .222 | .260 | .272 |
| October | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .375 | .375 | .375 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-giants | 60 | 121 | 32 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 15 | .286 | .298 | .384 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 53 | 119 | 30 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 15 | .275 | .319 | .358 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 50 | 113 | 20 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 12 | .200 | .274 | .260 |
| chicago-cubs | 45 | 99 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14 | .242 | .303 | .275 |
| boston-braves | 42 | 99 | 24 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 13 | .279 | .354 | .407 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 40 | 95 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 13 | .207 | .284 | .280 |
| cincinnati-reds | 30 | 51 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | .320 | .314 | .440 |
| detroit-tigers | 26 | 50 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .283 | .320 | .304 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds | 51 | 68 | 17 | – | 12 | 1 | .250 | 72 | 35 |
| 1918 |  Cincinnati Reds | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 10 | 10 |
| 1919 | Cincinnati Reds | 42 | 93 | 24 | – | 6 | 1 | .258 | 242 | 79 |
| 1920 | Cincinnati Reds | 45 | 104 | 20 | – | 10 | – | .192 | 265 | 99 |
| 1921 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 49 | 97 | 34 | 2 | 13 | 1 | .351 | 211 | 81 |
| 1922 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 67 | 126 | 26 | 2 | 20 | – | .206 | 267 | 89 |
| 1923 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 49 | 117 | 32 | – | 11 | – | .274 | 275 | 87 |
| 1924 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 34 | 62 | 15 | – | 4 | – | .242 | 168 | 63 |
| 1925 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 55 | 108 | 36 | 1 | 15 | – | .333 | 223 | 69 |
| 1926 | New York Yankees, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 60 | 115 | 25 | 1 | 13 | – | .217 | 205 | 57 |
| 1927 |  New York Yankees | 35 | 80 | 21 | 1 | 10 | – | .263 | 184 | 46 |