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Charles Herbert Ruffing

First name: Red

Last name: Ruffing

Birthdate: 1905-05-03

Bats: R   Throws: R

MLBAM ID: 121547

Retro ID: ruffr101

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1924BOS0.10.00.1-0.1-0.10.10
1925BOS1.00.01.00.40.70.32
1926BOS0.70.00.70.40.60.02
1927BOS0.80.00.80.30.50.31
1928BOS1.70.01.71.72.2-0.67
1929BOS1.60.01.61.01.50.14
1930BOS0.10.00.10.10.20.01
1930NYA1.30.01.31.51.8-0.65
1931NYA1.30.01.41.11.5-0.14
1932NYA1.60.01.61.31.8-0.25
1933NYA1.50.01.50.81.20.24
1934NYA1.40.01.40.71.10.33
1935NYA1.40.01.41.62.0-0.66
1936NYA1.60.01.61.31.8-0.25
1937NYA1.70.01.70.00.51.31
1938NYA1.50.01.51.01.50.14
1939NYA1.50.01.51.11.5-0.15
1940NYA1.20.01.2-0.10.30.91
1941NYA1.20.01.21.51.9-0.76
1942NYA1.10.01.10.71.00.03
1945NYA0.60.00.60.00.20.41
1946NYA0.30.00.30.00.10.30
1947CHA0.30.00.30.10.20.20
Career25.50.025.616.424.01.470

Detailed Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1924BOS7-1-100000000-110.3-0.10.00.0-0.10
1925BOS83-8-810010008210.60.20.00.00.20
1926BOS55-5-51100000639.70.30.00.00.30
1927BOS61-3-3-10000005110.00.10.00.00.10
1928BOS13122000000011139.51.40.00.01.40
1929BOS121-1-10-100000979.70.70.00.00.70
1930BOS11000000000119.80.10.00.00.10
1930NYA106780-10100071512.31.20.00.01.20
1931NYA11623-1-200-10010911.70.80.00.00.8-1
1932NYA13201-1000000111111.21.00.00.01.00
1933NYA124-5-4-100100010611.20.50.00.00.50
1934NYA117-8-7-100000012410.20.40.00.00.40
1935NYA11423-111000091310.21.30.00.01.30
1936NYA140-10-1-1-10000141111.51.00.00.01.00
1937NYA144-14-14-10-1-100013-410.8-0.40.00.0-0.40
1938NYA125-4-30-20000013810.90.70.00.00.70
1939NYA124-4-31-10000011810.40.80.00.00.80
1940NYA93-14-1301-1000010-310.1-0.30.00.0-0.30
1941NYA941121000009139.91.30.00.01.30
1942NYA88-2-2000-1000859.20.50.00.00.50
1945NYA46-3-300000002-19.2-0.10.00.0-0.10
1946NYA26-4-400000003-18.8-0.10.00.0-0.10
1947CHA25-2-20000000208.70.00.00.00.00
Career2,083-65-55-3-4-21-100184120-11.30.00.011.3-1

Pitching

Year Team Lg G GS IP R XR DR IP/G RPW Role LgAdj R+ LI R_lev+ WAM W L WAR VS
1924 BOS AL 8 0.8 23.0 17 13 -1 2.88 10.8 -0.09 0.05 -4 0.49 -3 -0.3 0.1 0.7 -0.1 0
1925 BOS AL 37 10.6 217.3 135 128 -3 5.87 10.9 0.04 0.05 -1 1.04 -1 -0.1 5.2 5.4 2.1 16
1926 BOS AL 37 8.2 165.3 98 87 -2 4.47 10.2 0.03 0.05 -8 1.11 -8 -0.8 3.3 4.9 0.9 10
1927 BOS AL 26 7.9 157.3 95 89 -1 6.05 10.7 0.05 0.05 -4 1.11 -4 -0.4 3.5 4.3 1.2 10
1928 BOS AL 42 14.4 288.3 147 153 -1 6.86 9.9 0.06 0.05 11 1.11 12 1.2 8.4 6.0 4.2 25
1929 BOS AL 35 11.9 244.3 161 146 -3 6.98 11.2 0.03 0.05 -10 1.03 -10 -0.9 5.0 6.8 1.5 15
1930 BOS AL 4 1.1 24.0 19 15 -2 6.00 11.7 0.03 0.05 -2 0.95 -2 -0.2 0.4 0.8 0.1 1
1930 NYA AL 34 9.1 197.7 106 109 -2 5.81 10.2 0.03 0.05 7 1.01 7 0.7 5.2 3.8 2.5 16
1931 NYA AL 37 10.2 237.0 130 121 -1 6.41 9.9 -0.02 0.05 -7 1.01 -7 -0.7 4.4 5.8 1.4 13
1932 NYA AL 35 11.6 259.0 102 143 0 7.40 9.4 -0.05 0.05 41 1.05 42 4.4 10.2 1.4 6.8 31
1933 NYA AL 35 10.7 235.0 118 118 -4 6.71 9.6 -0.02 0.05 5 1.06 5 0.5 5.8 4.8 2.7 17
1934 NYA AL 36 11.9 256.3 134 134 7 7.12 10.1 0.08 0.05 -3 1.08 -3 -0.3 5.7 6.3 2.2 17
1935 NYA AL 30 10.0 222.0 88 113 10 7.40 9.4 0.02 0.05 17 1.01 17 1.8 6.8 3.2 3.9 20
1936 NYA AL 33 12.0 271.0 133 154 11 8.21 10.3 0.04 0.05 12 1.00 12 1.2 7.2 4.8 3.7 22
1937 NYA AL 31 11.4 256.3 100 149 8 8.27 9.7 0.11 0.05 46 1.00 46 4.7 10.4 1.0 7.1 31
1938 NYA AL 31 11.3 247.3 104 140 2 7.98 9.7 0.14 0.05 39 1.00 39 4.0 9.7 1.7 6.4 29
1939 NYA AL 28 10.5 233.3 88 127 14 8.33 9.6 0.07 0.05 28 1.00 28 2.9 8.2 2.4 5.1 25
1940 NYA AL 30 10.4 226.0 98 116 8 7.53 9.6 0.08 -0.03 12 1.00 12 1.3 6.5 3.9 3.4 20
1941 NYA AL 23 8.2 185.7 87 90 8 8.07 9.6 0.02 -0.03 -6 1.00 -6 -0.6 3.5 4.7 1.1 10
1942 NYA AL 24 8.8 193.7 72 86 7 8.07 8.6 0.01 -0.03 6 1.00 6 0.7 5.1 3.7 2.5 15
1945 NYA AL 11 4.0 87.3 32 38 2 7.94 8.5 0.04 -0.18 3 1.00 3 0.4 2.4 1.6 1.2 7
1946 NYA AL 8 2.8 61.0 13 27 5 7.62 8.0 0.07 -0.03 9 1.00 9 1.1 2.5 0.3 1.7 8
1947 CHA AL 9 2.4 53.0 39 25 0 5.89 10.4 0.10 -0.03 -13 1.00 -13 -1.2 0.0 2.4 -0.7 0
Career 624 200.2 4341.1 2116 2321 62 178 181 19.4 119.5 80.7 60.9 358

Defense

Pitcher Defense

Year Team Chances OAA OAA adj
1924 BOS 1 0.0 0
1925 BOS 53 -1.0 -1
1926 BOS 46 1.0 1
1927 BOS 38 1.0 1
1928 BOS 53 1.0 1
1929 BOS 54 -2.0 -2
1930 BOS 6 -2.0 -2
1930 NYA 34 0.0 0
1931 NYA 39 -1.0 -1
1932 NYA 37 -1.0 -1
1933 NYA 51 0.0 0
1934 NYA 40 -2.0 -2
1935 NYA 30 -1.0 -1
1936 NYA 66 3.0 3
1937 NYA 40 -1.0 -1
1938 NYA 50 1.0 1
1939 NYA 42 1.0 1
1940 NYA 40 -1.0 -1
1941 NYA 25 -2.0 -2
1942 NYA 41 -1.0 -1
1945 NYA 15 0.0 0
1946 NYA 6 0.0 0
1947 CHA 9 0.0 0
816 -7.0 -7

Outfield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ OF Arm Opps OF Arm Runs Total Fielding Runs
1929 BOS LF 13 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1931 NYA RF 8 3 0.0 0 0 0 3 -1 -1
LF 13 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RF 8 3 0.0 0 0 0 3 -1 -1

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1932NYA0.10.00.10.00.00.00
1936NYA0.10.00.1-0.1-0.10.10
1937NYA0.00.00.00.20.2-0.21
1938NYA0.10.00.10.00.00.00
1939NYA0.00.00.00.00.00.00
1941NYA0.00.00.0-0.1-0.10.10
1942NYA0.10.00.10.00.10.10
Career0.40.00.40.00.10.11

Postseason Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1932NYA5-1-100000001013.20.00.00.00.00
1936NYA6-1-100000000-111.1-0.10.00.0-0.10
1937NYA4111000000028.90.20.00.00.20
1938NYA8000000000008.70.00.00.00.00
1939NYA3000000000008.10.00.00.00.00
1941NYA3-1-100000000-16.9-0.10.00.0-0.10
1942NYA9-1-10000000109.00.00.00.00.00
Career38-3-3100000020-0.00.00.00.00

Postseason Pitching

Year Team Lg G GS IP R XR DR IP/G RPW Role LgAdj R+ LI R_lev+ WAM W L WAR VS
1932 NYA MLB 1 0.4 9.0 6 4 0 9.00 10.6 -0.01 0.00 -2 1.00 -2 -0.2 0.0 0.4 -0.1 0
1936 NYA MLB 2 0.6 14.0 10 7 0 7.00 10.8 0.02 0.00 -3 1.00 -3 -0.3 0.0 0.6 -0.1 0
1937 NYA MLB 1 0.4 9.0 1 5 0 9.00 7.3 0.09 0.00 4 1.00 4 0.6 0.8 -0.4 0.7 2
1938 NYA MLB 2 0.8 18.0 4 9 0 9.00 7.7 0.06 0.00 5 1.00 5 0.6 1.0 -0.2 0.8 3
1939 NYA MLB 1 0.4 9.0 1 5 0 9.00 7.0 0.06 0.00 3 1.00 3 0.4 0.6 -0.2 0.5 2
1941 NYA MLB 1 0.4 9.0 2 5 0 9.00 7.9 0.02 0.00 2 1.00 2 0.3 0.5 -0.1 0.4 2
1942 NYA MLB 2 0.8 17.7 8 9 1 8.85 9.8 0.01 0.00 0 1.00 0 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.2 1
Career 10 3.8 85.7 32 44 1 9 9 1.4 3.3 0.5 2.4 10

Glossary

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Stat description
GSGame Shares
WAMWins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name.
WARWins above Replacement
VSVictory Shares
WWins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense.
LLosses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score.
BatRunsBatting runs above average
Adj RPark adjusted batting runs
RISPRuns for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position
BSRBaserunning runs
DPDouble play avoidance runs
ROERuns from reaching on error
FldFielding runs
PosPosition adjustment
DHDesignated hitter adjustment
PitPitcher batting adjustment
RAARuns above average before position and league adjustment
RPWRuns per win
WAAWins above average before position and league adjustment
POS WinsPosition adjustment converted to wins
LGALeague quality adjustment
DVoDHDefensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter
GGames pitched
GSGame shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index
XRExpected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced
DRDefensive runs support
RoleStarter vs reliever role adjustment
LgAdjLeague adjustment
R+Runs above average
LILeverage index
R_lev+Leverage adjusted runs above average
ChancesEstimated opportunies to make a defensive play
BIPBalls in play while this player was on the field
OAAOuts above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level
OAA adjPark adjusted outs above average
DER runsRun value of outs above average
Frame RunsRuns from framing balls and strikes
SB RunsStolen base prevention runs
Block RunsWild pitch and passed ball prevention runs
Err RunsCatcher error prevention runs
Catcher RunsCatcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing.
Play+plays made above average per ball in play
GB+ground ball plays above average per ball in play
DP StartRuns from starting double plays
DP TurnRuns from turning double plays
DP runsTotal double play runs
OF Arm oppsOpportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play
OF Arm runsRuns from throwing from the outfield

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