Red Ruffing
Bats R · Throws R · b. 1905, Granville, USA · d. 1986 · MLB debut 1924-05-31, final game 1947-09-15
Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | BOS | AL | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .143 | .429 |
| 1925 | BOS | AL | 37 | 79 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .215 | .235 | .316 |
| 1926 | BOS | AL | 37 | 51 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .196 | .226 | .275 |
| 1927 | BOS | AL | 29 | 55 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .255 | .268 | .345 |
| 1928 | BOS | AL | 60 | 121 | 12 | 38 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .314 | .331 | .488 |
| 1929 | BOS | AL | 60 | 114 | 9 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .307 | .325 | .439 |
| 1930 | 2TM | AL | 58 | 110 | 17 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 8 | .364 | .402 | .582 |
| 1931 | NYA | AL | 48 | 109 | 14 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .330 | .336 | .505 |
| 1932 | NYA | AL | 55 | 124 | 20 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 10 | .306 | .338 | .444 |
| 1933 | NYA | AL | 55 | 115 | 10 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 15 | .252 | .295 | .348 |
| 1934 | NYA | AL | 45 | 113 | 11 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .248 | .274 | .327 |
| 1935 | NYA | AL | 50 | 109 | 13 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .339 | .363 | .486 |
| 1936 | NYA | AL | 53 | 127 | 14 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 12 | .291 | .348 | .449 |
| 1937 | NYA | AL | 54 | 129 | 11 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 24 | .202 | .275 | .248 |
| 1938 | NYA | AL | 45 | 107 | 12 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 21 | .224 | .331 | .364 |
| 1939 | NYA | AL | 44 | 114 | 12 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 18 | .307 | .347 | .342 |
| 1940 | NYA | AL | 33 | 89 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .124 | .152 | .202 |
| 1941 | NYA | AL | 38 | 89 | 10 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 12 | .303 | .333 | .483 |
| 1942 | NYA | AL | 30 | 80 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 13 | .250 | .302 | .338 |
| 1945 | NYA | AL | 21 | 46 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .217 | .217 | .326 |
| 1946 | NYA | AL | 8 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .120 | .154 | .160 |
| 1947 | CHA | AL | 14 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .208 | .240 | .208 |
| 1924–1947 | 882 | 1937 | 207 | 521 | 98 | 13 | 36 | 273 | 1 | 97 | 266 | .269 | .306 | .389 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | BOS | AL | 0 | 0 | 6.65 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 29 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 10 |
| 1925 | BOS | AL | 9 | 18 | 5.01 | 37 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 217.1 | 253 | 121 | 10 | 75 | 64 |
| 1926 | BOS | AL | 6 | 15 | 4.39 | 37 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 166.0 | 169 | 81 | 4 | 68 | 58 |
| 1927 | BOS | AL | 5 | 13 | 4.66 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 158.1 | 160 | 82 | 7 | 87 | 77 |
| 1928 | BOS | AL | 10 | 25 | 3.89 | 42 | 34 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 289.1 | 303 | 125 | 8 | 96 | 118 |
| 1929 | BOS | AL | 9 | 22 | 4.86 | 35 | 30 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 244.1 | 280 | 132 | 17 | 118 | 109 |
| 1930 | 2TM | AL | 15 | 8 | 4.38 | 38 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 221.2 | 232 | 108 | 11 | 68 | 131 |
| 1931 | NYA | AL | 16 | 14 | 4.41 | 37 | 30 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 237.0 | 240 | 116 | 11 | 87 | 132 |
| 1932 | NYA | AL | 18 | 7 | 3.09 | 35 | 29 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 259.0 | 219 | 89 | 16 | 115 | 190 |
| 1933 | NYA | AL | 9 | 14 | 3.91 | 35 | 28 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 235.0 | 230 | 102 | 7 | 93 | 122 |
| 1934 | NYA | AL | 19 | 11 | 3.93 | 36 | 31 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 256.1 | 232 | 112 | 18 | 104 | 149 |
| 1935 | NYA | AL | 16 | 11 | 3.12 | 30 | 29 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 222.0 | 201 | 77 | 17 | 76 | 81 |
| 1936 | NYA | AL | 20 | 12 | 3.85 | 33 | 33 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 271.0 | 274 | 116 | 22 | 90 | 102 |
| 1937 | NYA | AL | 20 | 7 | 2.98 | 31 | 31 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 256.1 | 242 | 85 | 17 | 68 | 131 |
| 1938 | NYA | AL | 21 | 7 | 3.31 | 31 | 31 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 247.1 | 246 | 91 | 16 | 82 | 127 |
| 1939 | NYA | AL | 21 | 7 | 2.93 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 233.1 | 211 | 76 | 15 | 75 | 95 |
| 1940 | NYA | AL | 15 | 12 | 3.38 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 226.0 | 218 | 85 | 24 | 76 | 97 |
| 1941 | NYA | AL | 15 | 6 | 3.54 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 185.2 | 177 | 73 | 13 | 54 | 60 |
| 1942 | NYA | AL | 14 | 7 | 3.21 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 193.2 | 183 | 69 | 10 | 41 | 80 |
| 1945 | NYA | AL | 7 | 3 | 2.89 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87.1 | 85 | 28 | 2 | 20 | 24 |
| 1946 | NYA | AL | 5 | 1 | 1.77 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 61.0 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 23 | 19 |
| 1947 | CHA | AL | 3 | 5 | 6.11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53.0 | 63 | 36 | 7 | 16 | 11 |
| 1924–1947 | 273 | 225 | 3.80 | 624 | 536 | 335 | 45 | 16 | 4344.0 | 4284 | 1833 | 254 | 1541 | 1987 |
Awards
- 1937 TSN All-Star (ML)
- 1938 TSN All-Star (ML)
- 1938 Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
- 1938 Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
- 1939 TSN All-Star (ML)
- 1939 Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
- 1939 Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
- 1941 Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
Hall of Fame voting
| Year | Voted by | Votes | Ballots | Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | BBWAA | 4 | 121 | 91 | |
| 1949 | BBWAA | 22 | 153 | 115 | |
| 1949 | Run Off | 4 | 187 | ||
| 1950 | BBWAA | 12 | 168 | 126 | |
| 1951 | BBWAA | 9 | 226 | 170 | |
| 1952 | BBWAA | 10 | 234 | 176 | |
| 1953 | BBWAA | 24 | 264 | 198 | |
| 1954 | BBWAA | 29 | 252 | 189 | |
| 1955 | BBWAA | 60 | 251 | 189 | |
| 1956 | BBWAA | 97 | 193 | 145 | |
| 1958 | BBWAA | 99 | 266 | 200 | |
| 1960 | BBWAA | 86 | 269 | 202 | |
| 1962 | BBWAA | 72 | 160 | 120 | |
| 1964 | BBWAA | 141 | 201 | 151 | |
| 1964 | Run Off | 184 | 201 | ||
| 1966 | BBWAA | 208 | 302 | 227 | |
| 1967 | BBWAA | 212 | 292 | 219 | |
| 1967 | Run Off | 266 | 306 | Inducted |