Dick Ruthven Stats

Dick Ruthven was born on Tuesday, March 27, 1951, in Sacramento, California. Ruthven was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 17, 1973, with the Philadelphia Phillies. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Dick Ruthven baseball stats page.

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Dick Ruthven

Dick Ruthven Autograph on a 1980 Topps (#136)

Dick Ruthven Autograph on a 1980 Topps (#136)
 

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Birth Name:   Richard David Ruthven
Nickname:   Dick
Born On:   03-27-1951  (Aries)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Sacramento, California
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Irvington High School (Fremont, CA)
College:   Fresno State College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03   Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   04-17-1973 (Age 22)
Last Game:   05-01-1986
Draft:   1973 : 1st Round (1st)
Dick Ruthven

Dick Ruthven Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1973 22 Phillies 25 23 2 6 9 .400 4.21 3 1 1 128.1 568 125 60 69 10 75 9 98 8 3 2 -
1974 23 Phillies 35 35 0 9 13 .409 4.02 6 0 0 212.2 922 182 95 106 11 116 7 153 10 3 3 -
1975 24 Phillies 11 7 3 2 2 .500 4.20 0 0 0 40.2 177 37 19 22 2 22 0 26 1 1 0 -
1976 25 Braves 36 36 0 14 17 .452 4.19 8 4 0 240.1 1,042 255 112 112 14 90 8 142 4 8 5 -
1977 26 Braves 25 23 1 7 13 .350 4.23 6 2 0 151.0 666 158 71 86 14 62 6 84 2 1 4 -
1978 27 Braves 13 13 0 2 6 .250 4.11 2 1 0 81.0 342 78 37 43 8 28 2 45 3 0 0 -
1978 27 Phillies 20 20 0 13 5 .722 2.99 9 2 0 150.2 595 136 50 52 13 28 1 75 3 1 1 -
1979 28 Phillies 20 20 0 7 5 .583 4.27 3 2 0 122.1 518 121 58 59 10 37 6 58 3 2 0 -
1980 29 Phillies 33 33 0 17 10 .630 3.55 6 1 0 223.1 944 241 88 99 9 74 9 86 4 3 3 -
1981 30 Phillies 23 22 0 12 7 .632 5.15 5 0 0 146.2 648 162 84 94 10 54 4 80 6 3 1 -
1982 31 Phillies 33 31 0 11 11 .500 3.79 8 2 0 204.1 849 189 86 99 18 59 10 115 6 6 2 -
1983 32 Phillies 7 7 0 1 3 .250 5.61 0 0 0 33.2 152 46 21 23 5 10 0 26 0 0 0 -
1983 32 Cubs 25 25 0 12 9 .571 4.10 5 2 0 149.1 623 156 68 78 17 28 3 73 1 3 0 -
1984 33 Cubs 23 22 0 6 10 .375 5.04 0 0 0 126.2 562 154 71 75 14 41 4 55 2 4 1 -
1985 34 Cubs 20 15 3 4 7 .364 4.53 0 0 0 87.1 392 103 44 49 6 37 3 26 0 0 0 -
1986 35 Cubs 6 0 3 0 0 .000 5.06 0 0 0 10.2 47 12 6 9 4 6 0 3 0 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
14 Years 355 332 12 123 127 .492 4.14 61 17 1 2,109.0 9,047 2,155 970 1,075 165 767 72 1,145 53 38 22 -
Dick Ruthven

Dick Ruthven Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1973 22 Phillies 27 38 1 5 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 14 6 0 0 0 .132 .154 .158
1974 23 Phillies 35 68 1 13 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 19 5 0 0 0 .191 .191 .206
1975 24 Phillies 12 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154
1976 25 Braves 37 76 6 13 1 0 0 0 5 3 0 21 9 0 1 1 .171 .213 .184
1977 26 Braves 25 45 4 12 1 1 1 0 3 2 0 15 5 0 0 2 .267 .298 .400
1978 27 Braves 13 24 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 3 0 0 0 .083 .083 .083
1978 27 Phillies 21 53 7 15 0 2 0 0 4 1 0 14 3 0 0 1 .283 .296 .358
1979 28 Phillies 21 41 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 2 0 2 0 .146 .222 .146
1980 29 Phillies 33 68 7 16 5 1 0 0 8 2 0 22 12 0 0 1 .235 .257 .338
1981 30 Phillies 23 50 2 7 3 0 0 0 5 2 0 14 5 0 0 0 .140 .173 .200
1982 31 Phillies 33 64 2 7 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 26 12 1 0 1 .109 .108 .156
1983 32 Phillies 7 9 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 .111 .111 .222
1983 32 Cubs 25 53 5 12 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 13 4 0 0 2 .226 .255 .245
1984 33 Cubs 25 44 2 7 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 18 5 0 0 0 .159 .178 .227
1985 34 Cubs 20 24 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 6 0 0 1 .208 .208 .208
1986 35 Cubs 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
14 Years 363 671 42 123 18 5 1 0 44 16 0 212 82 1 3 9 .183 .205 .230
Dick Ruthven

Dick Ruthven Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1973 Phillies P 25 23 385 35 1.4 29 6 23 6 2 n/a n/a n/a .829 2.03
1974 Phillies P 35 35 638 44 1.3 37 7 30 7 2 n/a n/a n/a .841 1.57
1975 Phillies P 11 7 122 9 0.8 7 2 5 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .778 1.55
1976 Braves P 36 36 721 63 1.8 62 18 44 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .984 2.32
1977 Braves P 25 23 453 31 1.2 26 10 16 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .839 1.55
1978 Braves P 13 13 243 29 2.2 22 9 13 7 0 n/a n/a n/a .759 2.44
1978 Phillies P 20 20 452 32 1.6 31 8 23 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .969 1.85
1979 Phillies P 20 20 367 16 0.8 15 6 9 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .938 1.10
1980 Phillies P 33 33 670 60 1.8 54 21 33 6 3 n/a n/a n/a .900 2.18
1981 Phillies P 23 22 440 32 1.4 31 11 20 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .969 1.90
1982 Phillies P 33 31 613 39 1.2 38 22 16 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .974 1.67
1983 Phillies P 7 7 101 5 0.7 5 1 4 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.34
1983 Cubs P 25 25 448 48 1.9 46 15 31 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .958 2.77
1984 Cubs P 23 22 380 27 1.2 27 8 19 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.92
1985 Cubs P 20 15 262 17 0.9 16 5 11 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .941 1.65
1986 Cubs P 6 0 32 1 0.2 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.84
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 355 332 6,327 488 1.4 447 149 298 41 19 n/a n/a n/a .916 1.91
14 Years 355 332 6,327 488 1.4 447 149 298 41 19 n/a n/a n/a .916 1.91
Dick Ruthven

Dick Ruthven Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1973 Phillies 0 0 .000 0 2 n/a 0.0 2.7 19.0 1.31 6.87 5.26
1974 Phillies 1 1 .500 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.6 13.6 1.32 6.47 4.91
1975 Phillies 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 4.3 13.0 1.18 5.75 4.87
1976 Braves 0 1 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 3.6 15.2 1.58 5.32 3.37
1977 Braves 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 45.0 3.0 15.0 1.35 5.01 3.70
1978 Braves 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.2 0.0 1.61 5.00 3.11
1978 Phillies 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 3.8 13.3 2.68 4.48 1.67
1979 Phillies 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 3.7 0.0 1.57 4.27 2.72
1980 Phillies 1 1 .500 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.1 8.5 1.16 3.47 2.98
1981 Phillies 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.6 10.0 1.48 4.91 3.31
1982 Phillies 0 1 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.5 12.8 1.95 5.07 2.60
1983 Phillies 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 2.60 6.95 2.67
1983 Cubs 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.1 17.7 2.61 4.40 1.69
1984 Cubs 0 0 .000 1 1 n/a 0.0 2.4 22.0 1.34 3.91 2.91
1985 Cubs 0 1 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.4 24.0 0.70 2.68 3.81
1986 Cubs 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.50 2.53 5.06
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
14 Years 2 5 .286 1 7 n/a 671.0 3.2 15.3 1.49 4.89 3.27
Dick Ruthven

Dick Ruthven Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1973 Philadelphia Phillies 40 $15,000.00 - -
1974 Philadelphia Phillies 40 $15,000.00 - -
1975 Philadelphia Phillies 40 $16,000.00 - -
1976 Atlanta Braves 40 $36,000.00 Stats -
1977 Atlanta Braves 40 $60,000.00 - -
1978 Atlanta Braves 20 Undetermined - -
1978 Philadelphia Phillies 44 Undetermined - -
1979 Philadelphia Phillies 44 Undetermined - -
1980 Philadelphia Phillies 44 Undetermined - Stats
1981 Philadelphia Phillies 44 Undetermined Stats -
1982 Philadelphia Phillies 44 Undetermined - -
1983 Philadelphia Phillies 44 Undetermined - -
1983 Chicago Cubs 44 Undetermined - -
1984 Chicago Cubs 44 Undetermined - -
1985 Chicago Cubs 44 $766,667.00 - -
1986 Chicago Cubs 44 $1,050,000.00 - -


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