Red Ruffing
P · 22 seasons · 1924 – 1947 · B/T: R/R
Red Ruffing ranks 1st of 0 pitchers by career roto value, one of the highest totals the site records. The peak came in 1932, +12.1, 4th that season and 514th of 51,303 player-seasons on record. The value came from strikeouts (+36.0), wins (+31.3) and WHIP (+21.2), with no category working against him.
Hitting
Best Season
0.44
1932 · #28,278 all-time
Career Z
-25.7
summed
Avg / Season
-1.17
longevity-neutral
Seasons
22
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | BOS | 8 | -2.54 | #714 | #100,817 |
| 1925 | BOS | 37 | -2.48 | #546 | #98,717 |
| 1926 | BOS | 37 | -2.13 | #437 | #69,535 |
| 1927 | BOS | 29 | -2.23 | #463 | #80,111 |
| 1928 | BOS | 60 | -0.31 | #249 | #32,267 |
| 1929 | BOS | 60 | -0.97 | #278 | #36,748 |
| 1930 | NYY | 58 | 0.18 | #212 | #29,526 |
| 1931 | NYY | 48 | 0.10 | #187 | #29,928 |
| 1932★ | NYY | 55 | 0.44 | #206 | #28,278 |
| 1933 | NYY | 55 | -1.18 | #253 | #38,669 |
| 1934 | NYY | 45 | -1.32 | #257 | #39,894 |
| 1935 | NYY | 50 | -0.06 | #203 | #30,748 |
| 1936 | NYY | 53 | -0.04 | #191 | #30,662 |
| 1937 | NYY | 54 | -2.20 | #660 | #77,985 |
| 1938 | NYY | 45 | -1.15 | #294 | #38,358 |
| 1939 | NYY | 44 | 0.11 | #213 | #29,868 |
| 1940 | NYY | 33 | -2.95 | #812 | #108,164 |
| 1941 | NYY | 38 | 0.07 | #204 | #30,057 |
| 1942 | NYY | 30 | -0.99 | #274 | #36,905 |
| 1945 | NYY | 21 | -1.62 | #369 | #43,538 |
| 1946 | NYY | 8 | -2.37 | #881 | #93,463 |
| 1947 | CWS | 14 | -2.04 | #500 | #55,631 |
★ Best season by Z
Pitching
Best Season
12.12
1932 · #514 all-time
Career Z
104.7
summed
Avg / Season
4.76
longevity-neutral
Seasons
22
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | BOS | 8 | -2.66 | #291 | #41,411 |
| 1925 | BOS | 37 | 1.00 | #100 | #14,682 |
| 1926 | BOS | 37 | 1.36 | #96 | #13,473 |
| 1927 | BOS | 26 | 0.42 | #103 | #16,698 |
| 1928 | BOS | 42 | 5.41 | #39 | #4,870 |
| 1929 | BOS | 35 | 1.04 | #96 | #14,511 |
| 1930 | NYY | 38 | 6.37 | #20 | #3,725 |
| 1931 | NYY | 37 | 5.29 | #28 | #5,053 |
| 1932★ | NYY | 35 | 12.12 | #4 | #514 |
| 1933 | NYY | 35 | 4.31 | #30 | #6,562 |
| 1934 | NYY | 36 | 6.93 | #20 | #3,173 |
| 1935 | NYY | 30 | 6.94 | #22 | #3,157 |
| 1936 | NYY | 33 | 7.28 | #18 | #2,836 |
| 1937 | NYY | 31 | 11.20 | #7 | #746 |
| 1938 | NYY | 31 | 9.62 | #9 | #1,296 |
| 1939 | NYY | 28 | 9.93 | #9 | #1,150 |
| 1940 | NYY | 30 | 6.42 | #26 | #3,665 |
| 1941 | NYY | 23 | 4.80 | #38 | #5,752 |
| 1942 | NYY | 24 | 5.74 | #29 | #4,428 |
| 1945 | NYY | 11 | 1.64 | #84 | #12,617 |
| 1946 | NYY | 8 | 2.07 | #87 | #11,384 |
| 1947 | CWS | 9 | -2.60 | #291 | #40,598 |
★ Best season by Z