Dick Ruthven stats

Last played for the Chicago Cubs, 1986

Relief Pitcher

Age 75 · 6' 3"

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Dick Ruthven played 14 MLB seasons, 1973 to 1986.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
355
W
123
L
127
ERA
4.14
IP
2,109.0
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.

Standard by season
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.
1973PHI25694.21128.198751.56
1974PHI359134.02212.21531161.40
1975PHI11224.2040.226221.45
1976ATL3614174.19240.1142901.44
1977ATL257134.23151.084621.46
1978ATL/PHI3315113.38231.2120561.17
1979PHI20754.27122.158371.29
1980PHI3317103.55223.186741.41
1981PHI231275.15146.280541.47
1982PHI3311113.79204.1115591.21
1983PHI/CHC3213124.38183.099381.31
1984CHC236105.04126.255411.54
1985CHC20474.5387.126371.60
1986CHC6005.0610.2361.69

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

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; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
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.
1973PHI0316.90000
1974PHI0606.50000
1975PHI0005.80000
1976ATL0845.30000
1977ATL0625.00000
1978ATL/PHI01134.70000
1979PHI0324.30000
1980PHI0613.50000
1981PHI0504.90000
1982PHI0825.10000
1983PHI/CHC0524.90000
1984CHC0003.90000
1985CHC0002.70000
1986CHC0002.50000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
75 yearsMar 27, 1951
Height
6' 3"
Debut
1973
Birthplace
Sacramento, United States
College
Fresno State

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

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