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Red Ruffing 2026 Season · CWS

Career: 273-225, 3.80 ERA, 1987 K in 4344.0 IP.

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Red Ruffing

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+7.7Career NUT

+0.3 to Great

Career

3.80ERA1.34WHIP273W1987K4344.0IP16SV

R/R · 6' 2", 205 lb · b. May 3, 1905 · Granville, IL · Signed Undrafted FA, 1924

Player Overview

Year by Year


1924	19	BOS	—	0	0	6.65	8	2	0	0	3	0	102	23.0	29	17	9	3	10	1.65
1925	20	BOS	+0.3	9	18	5.01	37	27	13	3	6	1	957	217.1	253	121	75	2	64	1.51
1926	21	BOS	+0.2	6	15	4.39	37	22	6	0	11	2	724	166.0	169	81	68	5	58	1.43
1927	22	BOS	-0.6	5	13	4.66	26	18	10	0	7	2	703	158.1	160	82	87	4	77	1.56
1928	23	BOS	+1.2	10	25	3.89	42	34	25	1	8	2	1246	289.1	303	125	96	10	118	1.38
1929	24	BOS	-0.5	9	22	4.86	35	32	18	1	3	1	1112	244.1	280	132	118	2	109	1.63
1930	25	BOS	—	0	3	6.38	4	3	1	0	1	0	114	24.0	32	17	6	1	14	1.58
1930	25	NYY	+1.4	15	5	4.14	34	25	12	2	8	1	846	197.2	200	91	62	2	117	1.33
1930	25	TOT	+1.7	15	8	4.38	38	28	13	2	9	1	960	221.2	232	108	68	3	131	1.35
1931	26	NYY	+0.8	16	14	4.41	37	30	19	1	5	2	1042	237.0	240	116	87	6	132	1.38
1932	27	NYY	+0.9	18	7	3.09	35	29	22	3	6	2	1098	259.0	219	89	115	3	190	1.29
1933	28	NYY	+1.0	9	14	3.91	35	28	18	0	7	3	1006	235.0	230	102	93	4	122	1.37
1934	29	NYY	+0.3	19	11	3.93	36	31	19	5	3	0	1100	256.1	232	112	104	1	149	1.31
1935	30	NYY	-0.3	16	11	3.12	30	29	19	2	1	0	925	222.0	201	77	76	1	81	1.25
1936	31	NYY	-0.3	20	12	3.85	33	33	25	3	0	0	1151	271.0	274	116	90	3	102	1.34
1937	32	NYY	+1.3	20	7	2.98	31	31	22	4	0	0	1058	256.1	242	85	68	1	131	1.21
1938	33	NYY	+1.1	21	7	3.31	31	31	22	3	0	0	1043	247.1	246	91	82	0	127	1.33
1939	34	NYY	+0.5	21	7	2.93	28	28	22	5	0	0	968	233.1	211	76	75	2	95	1.23
1940	35	NYY	-0.9	15	12	3.38	30	30	20	3	0	0	954	226.0	218	85	76	3	97	1.30
1941	36	NYY	+0.0	15	6	3.54	23	23	13	2	0	0	771	185.2	177	73	54	1	60	1.24
1942	37	NYY	+1.1	14	7	3.21	24	24	16	4	0	0	784	193.2	183	69	41	3	80	1.16
1945	40	NYY	+0.5	7	3	2.89	11	11	8	1	0	0	364	87.1	85	28	20	1	24	1.20
1946	41	NYY	+0.0	5	1	1.77	8	8	4	2	0	0	243	61.0	37	12	23	0	19	0.98
1947	42	CWS	-0.6	3	5	6.11	9	9	1	0	0	0	235	53.0	63	36	16	0	11	1.49
Career	—	22 yrs	+7.7	273	225	3.80	624	538	335	45	69	16	18546	4344.0	4284	1833	1541	58	1987	1.34

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Ruffing's career NUT of +7.7

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

1.7

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NUT by Season

+0.3

+0.2

-0.6

+1.2

-0.5

+1.7

+0.8

+0.9

+1.0

+0.3

-0.3

+1.3

+1.1

+0.5

-0.9

+0.0

+1.1

+0.5

+0.0

-0.6

Awards

1932World Series Championship

1934AL All-Star

1936World Series Championship

1937World Series Championship

1938World Series Championship · AL All-Star

1939World Series Championship · AL All-Star

1940AL All-Star

1941World Series Championship · AL All-Star

1942AL All-Star

1967Hall Of Fame

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