Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1973
- College
- Fresno State
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1973
- College
- Fresno State
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 355
- W
- 123
- L
- 127
- ERA
- 4.14
- IP
- 2109.0
- K
- 1,145
- BB
- 767
- WHIP
- 1.39
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | PHI | 25 | 6 | 9 | 4.21 | 128.1 | 98 | 75 | 1.56 |
| 1974 | PHI | 35 | 9 | 13 | 4.02 | 212.2 | 153 | 116 | 1.40 |
| 1975 | PHI | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4.20 | 40.2 | 26 | 22 | 1.45 |
| 1976 | ATL | 36 | 14 | 17 | 4.19 | 240.1 | 142 | 90 | 1.44 |
| 1977 | ATL | 25 | 7 | 13 | 4.23 | 151.0 | 84 | 62 | 1.46 |
| 1978 |  ATL/PHI | 33 | 15 | 11 | 3.38 | 231.2 | 120 | 56 | 1.17 |
| 1979 | PHI | 20 | 7 | 5 | 4.27 | 122.1 | 58 | 37 | 1.29 |
| 1980 | PHI | 33 | 17 | 10 | 3.55 | 223.1 | 86 | 74 | 1.41 |
| 1981 | PHI | 23 | 12 | 7 | 5.15 | 146.2 | 80 | 54 | 1.47 |
| 1982 | PHI | 33 | 11 | 11 | 3.79 | 204.1 | 115 | 59 | 1.21 |
| 1983 |  PHI/CHC | 32 | 13 | 12 | 4.38 | 183.0 | 99 | 38 | 1.31 |
| 1984 | CHC | 23 | 6 | 10 | 5.04 | 126.2 | 55 | 41 | 1.54 |
| 1985 | CHC | 20 | 4 | 7 | 4.53 | 87.1 | 26 | 37 | 1.60 |
| 1986 | CHC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.06 | 10.2 | 3 | 6 | 1.69 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 5
- W
- 1
- L
- 2
- ERA
- 3.46
- IP
- 26.0
- K
- 14
- BB
- 6
- WHIP
- 1.04
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 0
- CG
- 61
- SHO
- 17
- K/9
- 4.9
- GB
- 0
- FB
- 0
- G/F
- 0.00
- WP
- 0
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | PHI | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | PHI | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | ATL | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | ATL | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | ATL/PHI | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | PHI | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | PHI | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | PHI | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | PHI | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | PHI/CHC | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What were Dick Ruthven's career stats?
Dick Ruthven played 14 seasons for the Phillies, the Braves and the Cubs. He had 123 wins and 1,145 strikeouts with a 4.14 ERA over 2,109.0 innings. His best season was 1980: 17 wins, a 3.55 ERA and 86 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
14 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1973 to 1986
Championships
- 1980 World Series with the Philadelphia Phillies
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