Red Ruffing
1924–1947 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees
882G
.269AVG
.304OBP
.389SLG
521H
36HR
271RBI
1SB
273–225W–L
4,341IP
1,992K
3.78ERA
538GS
18SV
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 882 | 2,083 | 1,936 | 207 | 521 | 98 | 13 | 36 | 271 | 97 | 269 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 753 | .269 | .304 | .389 | .693 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,341.3 | 624 | 538 | 335 | 273 | 225 | 18 | 4,285 | 2,117 | 1,823 | 254 | 1,543 | 1,992 | 0 | 0 | 3.78 | 1.342 |
Streaks
7longest hitting streak · 1935-05-15 to 1935-06-02
8longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | 11 walks allowed | 1927-09-05 | 1 in 11,436 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 60 | 11 scoreless innings | 1941-07-13 | 1 in 3,313 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1934-06-20 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 446 | 1038 | 250 | 14 | 137 | 42 | 130 | .257 | .281 | .367 |
| Away | 436 | 1045 | 271 | 22 | 134 | 55 | 139 | .281 | .312 | .411 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 68 | 166 | 37 | 3 | 22 | 5 | 23 | .234 | .253 | .373 |
| May | 138 | 327 | 82 | 2 | 41 | 13 | 38 | .270 | .291 | .359 |
| June | 172 | 387 | 98 | 8 | 50 | 16 | 55 | .270 | .295 | .394 |
| July | 180 | 403 | 101 | 9 | 59 | 20 | 55 | .269 | .300 | .405 |
| August | 183 | 443 | 114 | 7 | 59 | 20 | 53 | .280 | .302 | .386 |
| September | 140 | 352 | 88 | 7 | 40 | 22 | 45 | .271 | .312 | .406 |
| October | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .250 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 135 | 327 | 79 | 7 | 50 | 16 | 46 | .262 | .291 | .384 |
| cleveland-guardians | 134 | 310 | 84 | 8 | 44 | 12 | 33 | .289 | .310 | .426 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 133 | 310 | 70 | 4 | 39 | 16 | 39 | .245 | .277 | .360 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 124 | 281 | 71 | 5 | 34 | 13 | 32 | .268 | .299 | .396 |
| st-louis-browns | 121 | 290 | 75 | 6 | 36 | 17 | 49 | .286 | .317 | .420 |
| chicago-white-sox | 116 | 285 | 74 | 3 | 39 | 11 | 34 | .278 | .298 | .372 |
| boston-red-sox | 87 | 220 | 56 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 26 | .269 | .305 | .361 |
| new-york-yankees | 32 | 60 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 10 | .214 | .217 | .375 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | 8 | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | .143 | 23 | 9 | |
| 1925 | 37 | 79 | 17 | – | 10 | – | .215 | 217 | 67 | |
| 1926 | 37 | 51 | 10 | 1 | 5 | – | .196 | 165 | 58 | |
| 1927 | 29 | 54 | 14 | – | 4 | – | .259 | 157 | 77 | |
| 1928 | 60 | 121 | 38 | 2 | 18 | – | .314 | 288 | 119 | |
| 1929 | 60 | 114 | 35 | 2 | 16 | – | .307 | 244 | 108 | |
| 1930 | Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees | 58 | 110 | 40 | 4 | 22 | – | .364 | 221 | 131 |
| 1931 | 48 | 109 | 36 | 3 | 12 | – | .330 | 237 | 132 | |
| 1932 | 55 | 124 | 38 | 3 | 20 | – | .306 | 259 | 190 | |
| 1933 | 55 | 115 | 29 | 2 | 14 | – | .252 | 235 | 122 | |
| 1934 | 45 | 113 | 28 | 2 | 13 | – | .248 | 256 | 149 | |
| 1935 | 50 | 109 | 37 | 2 | 18 | – | .339 | 222 | 81 | |
| 1936 | 53 | 127 | 37 | 5 | 22 | – | .291 | 271 | 103 | |
| 1937 | 54 | 129 | 26 | 1 | 9 | – | .202 | 256 | 131 | |
| 1938 | 45 | 107 | 24 | 3 | 17 | – | .224 | 247 | 127 | |
| 1939 | 44 | 114 | 35 | 1 | 20 | 1 | .307 | 233 | 97 | |
| 1940 | 33 | 89 | 11 | 1 | 7 | – | .124 | 226 | 97 | |
| 1941 | 38 | 89 | 27 | 2 | 22 | – | .303 | 185 | 60 | |
| 1942 | 30 | 80 | 20 | 1 | 13 | – | .250 | 193 | 80 | |
| 1945 | 21 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 5 | – | .217 | 87 | 24 | |
| 1946 | 8 | 25 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .120 | 61 | 19 | |
| 1947 | 14 | 24 | 5 | – | 3 | – | .208 | 53 | 11 |