Vern Ruhle stats

Last played for the Los Angeles Angels, 1986

Relief Pitcher

1951–2007 · 6' 1"

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Vern Ruhle played 13 MLB seasons, 1974 to 1986.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
327
W
67
L
88
ERA
3.73
IP
1,411.1
K
582
BB
348
WHIP
1.30

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.
1974DET5202.7333.01061.24
1975DET3211124.03190.067651.39
1976DET329123.92199.288591.43
1977DET14355.7066.127151.48
1978HOU13332.1268.027201.13
1979HOU13264.0766.13381.09
1980HOU281242.37159.155291.11
1981HOU20462.91102.039201.15
1982HOU319133.93149.056241.30
1983HOU41853.69114.243361.25
1984HOU40194.5890.160291.56
1985CLE422104.32125.054301.35
1986LAA16134.1547.22371.11

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

Career Postseason

GP
3
W
0
L
1
ERA
3.60
IP
15.0
K
4
BB
3
WHIP
1.13

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
29
SHO
12
K/9
3.7
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.
1974DET0102.70000
1975DET0833.20000
1976DET0514.00000
1977DET0003.70000
1978HOU0223.60000
1979HOU0224.50000
1980HOU0623.10000
1981HOU0103.40000
1982HOU0323.40000
1983HOU0003.40000
1984HOU0006.00000
1985CLE0103.90000
1986LAA0004.30000

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

Bio

Died
Jan 20, 2007Aged 55, born Jan 25, 1951
Height
6' 1"
Debut
1974
Birthplace
Coleman, MI
College
Olivet

What were Vern Ruhle's career stats?

Vern Ruhle played 13 seasons for the Tigers, the Astros, the Guardians and the Angels. He had 67 wins and 582 strikeouts with a 3.73 ERA over 1,411.1 innings. His best season was 1980: 12 wins, a 2.37 ERA and 55 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

13 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1974 to 1986

Vern Ruhle finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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