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Richard David Ruthven

First name: Dick

Last name: Ruthven

Birthdate: 1951-03-27

Bats: R   Throws: R

MLBAM ID: 121581

Retro ID: ruthd001

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1973PHI0.60.00.60.00.20.41
1974PHI0.90.00.90.10.40.61
1975PHI0.20.00.20.00.10.10
1976ATL1.10.01.10.20.60.62
1977ATL0.70.00.70.60.8-0.12
1978ATL0.40.00.4-0.10.00.40
1978PHI0.70.00.70.20.40.31
1979PHI0.60.00.60.20.40.21
1980PHI1.00.01.00.91.2-0.24
1981PHI0.70.00.70.30.50.22
1982PHI1.00.01.00.10.40.61
1983CHN0.80.00.80.50.70.12
1983PHI0.20.00.20.00.10.10
1984CHN0.60.00.60.20.40.21
1985CHN0.40.00.40.10.20.21
1986CHN0.00.00.00.00.00.00
Career9.90.09.93.36.43.719

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
1973PHI45-6-600000005-19.2-0.10.00.0-0.10
1974PHI73-8-800000007-19.3-0.10.00.0-0.10
1975PHI15-2-20000000209.50.00.00.00.00
1976ATL89-9-100100000909.00.00.00.00.00
1977ATL52-1-200000006410.20.40.00.00.40
1978ATL27-5-500000003-29.1-0.20.00.0-0.20
1978PHI57-2-2-1-200000618.80.10.00.00.10
1979PHI47-5-5-1001000619.30.10.00.00.10
1980PHI82-3-31-100000969.20.70.00.00.70
1981PHI57-6-62-100000619.60.10.00.00.10
1982PHI77-11-1100000009-29.0-0.20.00.0-0.20
1983CHN59-4-4-1100000739.50.30.00.00.30
1983PHI12-1-10000000109.00.00.00.00.00
1984CHN50-5-50000000619.50.10.00.00.10
1985CHN30-3-3-1001000309.40.00.00.00.00
1986CHN1000000000009.70.00.00.00.00
Career773-71-73-1-2020008511-1.20.00.01.20

Pitching

Year Team Lg G GS IP R XR DR IP/G RPW Role LgAdj R+ LI R_lev+ WAM W L WAR VS
1973 PHI NL 25 5.8 128.3 68 62 -1 5.13 9.5 0.10 0.03 -3 1.01 -3 -0.3 2.6 3.2 0.9 8
1974 PHI NL 35 9.5 212.7 105 103 5 6.08 9.6 0.09 0.03 -4 1.00 -4 -0.4 4.6 5.1 1.7 14
1975 PHI NL 11 1.7 40.7 22 18 0 3.70 9.1 -0.02 0.03 -4 0.91 -4 -0.4 0.5 1.3 0.0 2
1976 ATL NL 36 10.9 240.3 112 113 -8 6.68 9.0 0.09 0.03 12 1.00 12 1.3 6.9 4.1 3.7 21
1977 ATL NL 25 6.9 151.0 86 87 -3 6.04 10.5 0.07 0.03 6 0.99 6 0.6 4.3 2.5 2.3 13
1978 PHI NL 20 7.1 150.7 52 66 8 7.53 8.5 0.12 0.03 9 1.00 9 1.1 4.3 2.7 2.2 13
1978 ATL NL 13 3.7 81.0 43 40 -1 6.23 9.6 0.12 0.03 -1 1.00 -1 -0.1 1.8 1.8 0.7 5
1979 PHI NL 20 5.7 122.3 59 59 5 6.12 9.6 0.10 0.03 -4 1.00 -4 -0.4 2.5 3.1 0.9 8
1980 PHI NL 33 9.6 223.3 98 102 -3 6.77 8.9 0.09 -0.04 9 1.00 9 1.0 5.6 4.0 2.8 17
1981 PHI NL 23 6.6 146.7 94 65 -3 6.38 9.7 0.15 -0.04 -24 1.00 -24 -2.5 1.1 5.5 -0.8 3
1982 PHI NL 33 8.8 204.3 99 96 6 6.19 9.4 0.11 -0.04 -7 0.98 -7 -0.7 4.2 4.6 1.6 13
1983 CHN NL 25 6.7 149.3 78 69 -2 5.97 9.3 0.16 -0.04 -5 1.00 -5 -0.5 2.7 4.1 0.7 8
1983 PHI NL 7 1.5 33.7 23 16 -2 4.81 9.8 0.16 -0.04 -5 1.00 -5 -0.5 0.3 1.1 -0.1 1
1984 CHN NL 23 5.7 126.7 75 61 -4 5.51 9.7 0.14 -0.04 -9 1.00 -9 -0.9 2.2 3.4 0.6 7
1985 CHN NL 20 3.8 87.3 49 44 -3 4.36 9.8 0.07 -0.04 -2 0.94 -2 -0.2 1.7 2.1 0.6 5
1986 CHN NL 6 0.3 10.7 9 5 1 1.78 9.8 -0.39 -0.04 -5 0.26 -3 -0.3 -0.2 0.4 -0.3 -1
Career 355 94.3 2109 1072 1006 -5 -37 -35 -3.2 45.1 49 17.5 137

Defense

Pitcher Defense

Year Team Chances OAA OAA adj
1973 PHI 26 -1.0 -1
1974 PHI 33 -1.0 -1
1975 PHI 7 -1.0 -1
1976 ATL 59 2.0 2
1977 ATL 23 -2.0 -2
1978 PHI 28 0.0 0
1978 ATL 19 -2.0 -2
1979 PHI 14 -1.0 -1
1980 PHI 49 0.0 0
1981 PHI 26 -1.0 -1
1982 PHI 28 -3.0 -3
1983 PHI 6 -1.0 -1
1983 CHN 39 2.0 2
1984 CHN 26 0.0 0
1985 CHN 17 -1.0 -1
1986 CHN 1 0.0 0
401 -10.0 -10

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1978PHI0.00.00.00.00.00.00
1980PHI0.00.00.0-0.1-0.10.10
1981PHI0.00.00.00.00.00.00
Career0.00.00.0-0.1-0.10.10

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
1978PHI10000000000010.00.00.00.00.00
1980PHI2-1-100000000-18.9-0.10.00.0-0.10
1981PHI1000000000007.20.00.00.00.00
Career4-1-100000000-1--0.10.00.0-0.10

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
1978 PHI MLB 1 0.2 4.7 3 2 0 4.70 10.2 0.10 0.00 -1 1.00 -1 -0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0
1980 PHI MLB 3 0.8 18.0 5 9 2 6.00 9.3 0.07 0.00 2 1.10 2 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.4 2
1981 PHI MLB 1 0.2 4.0 3 2 1 4.00 10.6 -0.03 0.00 -2 1.00 -2 -0.2 -0.1 0.3 -0.1 0
Career 5 1.2 26.7 11 13 3 -1 -1 -0.1 0.5 0.7 0.3 2

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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