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Dick
Ruthven		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 195
 
Born: March 27, 1951 in Usa, CA, SACRAMENTO
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1982    1986   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 22 BOS AL   7 4 5 4 6 7 6 6 7 7
1974 23 BOS AL $ 300,000 7 4 5 4 6 7 7 7 8 8
1975 24 BOS AL $ 300,000 7 4 5 4 6 8 7 7 8 8
1976 25 BOS AL $ 300,000 7 4 5 4 6 7 7 7 8 8
1977 26 BOS AL $ 300,000 8 4 5 5 7 8 8 8 9 9
1978 27 BOS AL $ 2,807,143 8 4 5 5 7 9 8 9 10 9
1979 28 BOS AL $ 3,728,571 8 4 5 5 7 8 8 9 10 9
1980 29 BOS AL $ 3,871,429 8 4 5 5 7 8 8 9 10 9
1981 30 DET AL $ 5,000,000 8 4 5 4 8 9 8 9 10 10
1982 31 DET AL $ 5,000,000 9 4 5 4 7 8 8 9 10 9
1983 32 DET AL $ 5,000,000 9 4 4 4 7 8 8 8 9 9
1984 33 KCR AL $ 4,500,000 8 4 4 4 7 8 8 8 9 9
1985 34 KCR AL $ 4,500,000 8 3 4 4 7 8 8 7 8 8
1986 35 KCR AL $ 4,500,000 8 2 3 3 7 8 7 5 7 6
1987 36 BSN NL $ 4,500,000 8 2 3 3 6 7 7 3 5 4
1988 37 CLE AL $ 480,000 7 2 3 2 6 7 6 3 4 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 2 3 2 6 7 6 3 4 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,000,000 9 4 5 5 8 9 8 9 10 10
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1973 22 AAA   14 11 .560 29 29 2 1 0 193.7 222 72 10 75 128 3.35 .289 .353 .383 .736  
1974 23 BOS AL 1 6 .143 8 8 1 0 0 46.3 66 35 7 20 17 6.80 .340 .402 .495 .897 0.0
    AAA   10 9 .526 24 24 2 0 0 165.7 191 68 15 49 101 3.69 .287 .336 .435 .771  
1975 24 BOS AL 14 12 .538 32 32 5 0 0 233.7 253 109 18 67 100 4.20 .275 .324 .400 .724 15.1
1976 25 BOS AL 5 16 .238 29 23 5 0 0 177.7 231 118 15 69 83 5.98 .314 .369 .449 .818 1.4
1977 26 BOS AL 12 14 .462 32 32 11 2 0 245.0 275 110 13 80 106 4.04 .285 .338 .377 .715 15.9
1978 27 BOS AL 10 15 .400 33 33 11 1 0 266.7 264 105 5 61 108 3.54 .259 .300 .345 .645 17.1
1979 28 BOS AL 14 9 .609 29 29 9 4 0 223.0 231 92 11 51 82 3.71 .268 .309 .368 .677 15.4
    AAA   0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 13 6 0 2 6 9.00 .433 .469 .533 1.002  
1980 29 BOS AL 12 11 .522 30 30 8 2 0 235.7 246 100 6 64 93 3.82 .273 .318 .368 .686 15.3
    AAA   2 1 .667 4 4 1 0 0 30.0 33 12 0 7 12 3.60 .284 .325 .388 .713  
1981 30 BOS AL 5 6 .455 11 11 5 1 0 90.3 99 32 3 24 37 3.19 .280 .324 .367 .691 5.8
  DET AL 11 6 .647 21 21 9 1 0 166.7 156 47 5 40 62 2.54 .248 .291 .328 .619 14.9
  TOT   16 12 .571 32 32 14 2 0 257.0 255 79 8 64 99 2.77 .259 .303 .342 .645 20.6
1982 31 DET AL 15 10 .600 32 32 8 2 0 247.0 251 94 10 65 112 3.43 .262 .307 .352 .660 16.7
1983 32 DET AL 16 12 .571 34 34 13 1 0 271.0 270 96 11 56 105 3.19 .259 .296 .354 .650 17.3
1984 33 DET AL 4 5 .444 11 11 3 1 0 87.7 90 38 2 26 33 3.90 .263 .315 .342 .657 3.7
  KCR AL 11 4 .733 19 19 4 1 0 135.3 132 48 4 30 66 3.19 .252 .292 .338 .630 10.2
  TOT   15 9 .625 30 30 7 2 0 223.0 222 86 6 56 99 3.47 .257 .301 .340 .641 13.9
1985 34 KCR AL 13 16 .448 38 38 4 0 0 273.7 308 124 17 74 124 4.08 .282 .327 .392 .719 11.4
1986 35 KCR AL 16 12 .571 37 37 5 1 0 260.7 318 118 22 53 106 4.07 .296 .329 .410 .739 14.7
1987 36 BSN NL 4 5 .444 47 0 0 0 0 107.3 108 42 9 31 31 3.52 .257 .306 .357 .663 6.9
1988 37 CLE AL 1 2 .333 40 0 0 0 1 89.0 111 48 10 36 28 4.85 .311 .370 .440 .810 3.9
15 Years Sim 164 161 .505 483 390 101 17 1 3156.6 3409 1356 168 847 1293 3.87 .275 .320 .377 .697 185.6
4 Years AAA 26 21 .553 58 58 5 1 0 395.3 459 158 25 133 247 3.60 .291 .346 .408 .754  
Season Average 10 10 .500 32 26 6 1 0 210.4 227 90 11 56 86 3.87 .275 .320 .377 .697  
Career Highs 16 16 .625 47 38 14 4 1 273.7 318 124 22 80 124 6.80 .340 .402 .495 .897  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1532 612 69 330 688   .260 .300 .357 .656
vs LH   1877 744 99 517 605   .289 .341 .395 .736
Home 81 83 .494 242 200 42 7 0 1621.3 1720 692 81 442 657 3.84 .271 .318 .374 .692
Away 83 78 .516 241 190 59 10 1 1535.3 1689 664 87 405 636 3.89 .280 .325 .380 .706
Mar/Apr 24 30 .444 85 65 18 1 0 545.3 605 248 25 164 225 4.09 .280 .330 .376 .706
May 29 30 .492 83 66 15 3 0 544.3 622 242 39 147 213 4.00 .287 .332 .406 .738
June 33 23 .589 92 67 23 5 0 571.3 590 232 31 129 240 3.65 .267 .308 .365 .673
July 22 28 .440 72 57 11 2 1 455.6 473 205 21 120 191 4.05 .267 .313 .368 .681
August 31 25 .554 79 71 18 4 0 554.3 562 203 25 139 232 3.30 .264 .309 .357 .666
Sep/Oct 25 25 .500 72 64 21 2 0 485.6 557 226 27 148 192 4.19 .287 .337 .390 .727
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1974 23 BOS AL P 8 8 46.3 3 9 1 0 .923 2.33    
1975 24 BOS AL P 32 32 233.7 17 21 2 3 .950 1.46    
1976 25 BOS AL P 29 23 177.7 13 32 0 5 1.000 2.28    
1977 26 BOS AL P 32 32 245.0 12 35 2 4 .959 1.73    
1978 27 BOS AL P 33 33 266.7 9 27 1 2 .973 1.22    
1979 28 BOS AL P 29 29 223.0 14 43 1 5 .983 2.30    
1980 29 BOS AL P 30 30 235.7 16 37 0 3 1.000 2.02    
1981 30 BOS AL P 11 11 90.3 5 12 0 0 1.000 1.69    
  DET AL P 21 21 166.7 10 21 1 1 .969 1.67    
  TOT   P 32 32 257.0 15 33 1 1 .980 1.68    
1982 31 DET AL P 32 32 247.0 16 29 3 0 .938 1.64    
1983 32 DET AL P 34 34 271.0 19 37 4 2 .933 1.86    
1984 33 DET AL P 11 11 87.7 6 13 0 0 1.000 1.95    
  KCR AL P 19 19 135.3 9 21 1 1 .968 2.00    
  TOT   P 30 30 223.0 15 34 1 1 .980 1.98    
1985 34 KCR AL P 38 38 273.7 13 51 2 8 .970 2.10    
1986 35 KCR AL P 37 37 260.7 12 25 4 1 .902 1.28    
1987 36 BSN NL P 47 0 107.3 7 15 1 3 .957 1.84    
1988 37 CLE AL P 40 0 89.0 4 17 0 2 1.000 2.12    
Career Totals   483 390 3156.6 185 445 23 40 .965 1.80    
Career Highs   47 38 273.7 19 51 4 8 1.000 2.33    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1978 27 BOS AL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 15.0 19 8 2 3 6 4.80 .311 .344 .426 .770
1979 28 BOS AL 1 1 .500 2 2 1 1 0 10.7 14 9 0 3 7 7.60 .318 .362 .386 .748
1981 30 DET AL 4 3 .571 7 7 5 0 0 59.0 50 21 1 20 32 3.20 .224 .288 .305 .593
1982 31 DET AL 0 3 .000 3 3 0 0 0 17.7 24 15 0 5 4 7.64 .320 .363 .547 .909
1983 32 DET AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 .500 .500 .500 1.000
1984 33 KCR AL 3 0 1.000 3 3 0 0 0 22.0 22 11 4 6 13 4.50 .265 .315 .458 .772
Career Post-Season Pitching 8 8 .500 18 17 6 1 0 124.7 130 64 7 37 62 4.62 .266 .318 .391 .709
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1978-10-3.54
1981-5-2.77
1983-9-3.19
 Wins
1979-8-14
1981-9-16
1982-8-15
1983-5-16
1984-10-15
1986-7-16
 Losses
1976-7-16
1978-8-15
 Games Started
1985-1-38
1986-1-37
 Complete Games
1978-8-11
1979-7-9
1981-1-14
1982-10-8
1983-2-13
 Shutouts
1977-6-2
1979-3-4
1980-6-2
1981-6-2
1982-4-2
1984-6-2
Innings Pitched
1978-8-266.7
1981-9-257.0
1982-9-247.0
1983-2-271.0
1985-5-273.7
1986-3-260.7
 Hits Allowed
1975-10-253
1977-7-275
1981-7-255
1982-8-251
1983-2-270
1985-1-308
1986-1-318
 Homeruns Allowed
1986-9-22
 Walks per 9IP
1978-7-2.1
1983-8-1.9
 WHiP
1978-9-1.22
1983-10-1.20
 OOBP
1978-9-.300
1983-8-.296
OSLG
1978-3-.345
1981-6-.342
1983-10-.354
1984-7-.340
 OOPS
1978-4-.645
1981-9-.645
1984-9-.641
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 76    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 24    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 38th overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1973
Injured on 8/15/1973 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Earned first career win on 8/31/1974
Won Player of the Week award on 8/12/1977, winning 2 games with a 1.20 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1977, going 5-0, 1.71
2/2/1978: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,807,143 through salary arbitration
2/2/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,728,571 through salary arbitration
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,871,429 through salary arbitration
7/1/1980: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years
Won Player of the Week award on 5/13/1981, winning 2 games with a 1.02 ERA
Traded from Boston (A) to Detroit on 6/1/1981 (Going to DET: P Dick Ruthven. Going to BOS: CF Barry Bonnell)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1982, going 4-0, 0.82
Won Player of the Week award on 6/10/1982, winning 2 games with a 1.02 ERA
Was selected to the 1982 Allstar game
6/1/1983: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $4,500,000 per year, for 4 years
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1983, going 5-0, 1.07
Injured on 9/20/1983 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 4/25/1984 with a Fractured Hand, out for 5 weeks
Traded from Detroit to Kansas City on 7/1/1984 (Going to KCR: 2B Lou Whitaker, P Scott Sanderson, P Dick Ruthven, P Mike Lacoss. Going to DET: P Balor Moore, CF Tony Armas, 2B Bobby Grich, P Phil Hennigan)
Was selected to the 1986 Allstar game
Traded from Kansas City to Boston (N) on 2/2/1987 (Going to BSN: P Mike Loynd, P Mike Lacoss, P Dick Ruthven, 3B Jeff Burroughs. Going to KCR: P Mike Chris)
Injured on 9/24/1987 with a Ruptured Disc Back, out for full season
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland (A) on 2/10/1988 to a 1-year deal worth $480,000 per year
Injured on 7/30/1988 with a Broken Finger, out for 6 weeks
9/22/1988: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland (A), $500,000 per year, for 1 years
 
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