P Dick Ruthven #8
Age: 39 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
05/01/1991
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P DICK RUTHVEN #8 - AGE: 39 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 2 2 2 2
Movement 6 6 6 6
Control 7 7 7 7
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 3 3
Curveball 2 2
Changeup 1 1
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 87-89 Mph
Stamina 7
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 6
Defense 9
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 10
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Often told he looks familiar.
High: Adaptability
Low: Leader, Loyalty
Birthday:03/27/1952
Born in:Sacramento, CAL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:15 Years, 55 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:6 Years, None
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1973, 5th Pick in Round 2
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1974 Cleveland - UL 22 3 2 2 1 0 6.46 15.1 19 11 11 2 11 6 0 0 1.96 .321 5.93 -0.2 60
1975 Brooklyn - UL 23 28 22 9 14 0 4.54 154.2 181 86 78 10 75 100 6 2 1.66 .334 3.81 2.0 84
1976 Brooklyn - UL 24 45 17 7 8 4 5.41 133.0 164 86 80 13 56 100 1 0 1.65 .353 3.88 1.2 71
1977 Brooklyn - UL 25 31 31 6 13 0 4.94 187.2 233 110 103 20 74 138 3 0 1.64 .355 3.94 2.4 79
1978 Brooklyn - UL 26 32 32 11 12 0 3.52 219.2 226 91 86 12 87 166 4 1 1.42 .323 3.30 4.8 112
1979 Brooklyn - UL 27 32 30 13 9 0 4.64 186.1 206 106 96 19 67 131 2 0 1.47 .324 3.93 2.4 84
1980 Brooklyn - UL 28 27 17 9 8 0 2.92 154.0 129 51 50 13 44 93 5 1 1.12 .252 3.62 2.3 132
1981 Brooklyn - UL 29 5 0 0 0 0 1.17 7.2 4 1 1 0 3 10 0 0 0.91 .235 1.43 0.3 326
1982 Manhattan - UL 30 27 27 7 13 0 3.33 208.0 201 90 77 20 50 130 5 1 1.21 .285 3.76 3.1 116
1983 Manhattan - UL 31 5 5 1 3 0 5.77 34.1 37 24 22 8 16 20 0 0 1.54 .274 6.04 -0.5 62
1983 Chicago - UL 31 10 8 5 3 0 4.33 60.1 66 34 29 7 23 32 2 0 1.48 .306 4.32 0.2 83
1983 Cleveland - UL 31 9 9 3 5 0 4.10 63.2 68 30 29 5 25 40 2 0 1.46 .323 3.67 0.8 88
1983 Total - UL 31 24 22 9 11 0 4.55 158.1 171 88 80 20 64 92 4 0 1.48 .306 4.43 0.5 79
1984 Cleveland - UL 32 31 30 17 9 0 2.54 237.1 206 70 67 15 51 152 10 5 1.08 .267 3.05 5.0 142
1985 Cleveland - UL 33 9 9 1 5 0 7.06 43.1 52 34 34 4 8 31 0 0 1.38 .350 3.16 0.9 52
1985 St. Louis - UL 33 23 23 6 11 0 3.93 146.2 169 68 64 15 29 101 0 0 1.35 .335 3.43 2.4 93
1985 Total - UL 33 32 32 7 16 0 4.64 190.0 221 102 98 19 37 132 0 0 1.36 .338 3.37 3.3 79
1986 St. Louis - UL 34 32 32 11 9 0 4.21 184.0 187 95 86 24 51 123 0 0 1.29 .291 4.20 1.5 90
1987 St. Louis - UL 35 22 22 10 7 0 2.55 148.1 129 49 42 12 37 96 0 0 1.12 .268 3.69 2.5 156
1988 Atlanta - UL 36 12 12 6 4 0 5.09 69.0 81 40 39 9 24 45 0 0 1.52 .323 4.48 0.6 80
1989 Atlanta - UL 37 32 32 5 17 0 5.50 186.2 231 119 114 16 56 121 1 0 1.54 .351 3.93 3.1 76
1990 Atlanta - UL 38 16 5 2 3 0 6.31 41.1 63 29 29 10 15 11 0 0 1.89 .340 7.30 -0.9 71
Total UL 431 365 131 154 4 4.12 2481.1 2652 1224 1137 234 802 1646 41 10 1.39 .312 3.82 33.8 94
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1973 Pittsburgh - AAA 21 27 27 13 11 0 2.69 190.2 138 63 57 12 94 151 5 2 1.22 .241 3.53 2.4 130
1974 Pittsburgh - AAA 22 24 24 15 6 0 2.73 178.0 136 63 54 11 84 129 2 1 1.24 .243 3.73 2.6 140
1982 Havana - AAA 30 3 3 1 2 0 3.15 20.0 19 9 7 1 3 14 0 0 1.10 .290 2.62 0.6 116
1983 Havana - AAA 31 6 6 2 3 0 2.15 46.0 27 13 11 2 13 37 2 0 0.87 .212 2.35 1.2 149
1990 Milwaukee - AAA 38 5 0 1 2 0 5.52 14.2 19 9 9 0 3 6 0 0 1.50 .352 2.83 0.2 61
Total IL 65 60 32 24 0 2.76 449.1 339 157 138 26 197 337 9 3 1.19 .246 3.42 129.9
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1976 Brooklyn - UL 24 3 0 0 0 1 0.00 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.43 .167 1.09 0.1 999
1979 Brooklyn - UL 27 3 0 0 0 0 2.57 7.0 9 2 2 1 1 4 0 0 1.43 .364 4.04 0.0 152
1980 Brooklyn - UL 28 1 0 0 0 0 27.00 1.1 5 4 4 0 2 1 0 0 5.25 .833 3.62 0.0 14
1985 St. Louis - UL 33 4 3 1 1 0 3.78 16.2 16 7 7 2 5 8 0 0 1.26 .275 4.16 0.1 97
1986 St. Louis - UL 34 3 3 2 0 0 2.14 21.0 14 5 5 1 6 12 0 0 0.95 .220 3.60 0.3 177
Total UL 14 6 3 1 1 3.35 48.1 45 18 18 4 14 27 0 0 1.22 .285 3.74 112.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1973 Pittsburgh - AAA P 27 27 16 29 2 48 3 .938 190.2 2.12 +0.7 .000
1974 Cleveland - MLB P 3 2 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 15.1 3.52 +0.1 .000
1974 Pittsburgh - AAA P 24 24 20 31 2 52 1 .981 178.0 2.58 -0.3 .000
1975 Brooklyn - MLB P 28 22 6 25 2 31 0 1.000 154.2 1.80 +2.8 1.156
1976 Brooklyn - MLB P 44 17 9 24 4 34 1 .971 133.0 2.23 +0.8 1.004
1977 Brooklyn - MLB P 31 31 11 32 3 46 3 .935 187.2 2.06 +0.9 1.089
1978 Brooklyn - MLB P 32 32 10 35 2 45 0 1.000 219.2 1.84 +1.2 1.023
1979 Brooklyn - MLB P 32 30 4 33 2 38 1 .974 186.1 1.79 +0.9 1.061
1980 Brooklyn - MLB P 27 17 7 15 0 23 1 .957 154.0 1.29 +0.9 1.069
1981 Brooklyn - MLB P 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 7.2 1.17 -0.1 .997
1982 Manhattan - MLB P 27 27 7 40 3 48 1 .979 208.0 2.03 +0.4 1.081
1982 Havana - AAA P 3 3 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 20.0 0.90 -0.3 .996
1983 Manhattan - MLB P 5 5 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 34.1 1.31 +0.1 .977
1983 Chicago - MLB P 10 8 2 6 2 8 0 1.000 60.1 1.19 +0.1 .977
1983 Cleveland - MLB P 9 9 3 8 1 12 1 .917 63.2 1.55 +0.4 .977
1983 Havana - AAA P 6 6 4 4 0 8 0 1.000 46.0 1.57 +0.9 .969
1984 Cleveland - MLB P 31 30 6 20 1 26 0 1.000 237.1 0.99 +2.2 1.087
1985 Cleveland - MLB P 9 9 2 8 0 10 0 1.000 43.1 2.08 +0.8 1.392
1985 St. Louis - MLB P 23 23 8 12 1 23 3 .870 146.2 1.23 +0.2 1.105
1986 St. Louis - MLB P 32 32 9 28 2 42 5 .881 184.0 1.81 +1.2 1.019
1987 St. Louis - MLB P 22 22 10 18 1 29 1 .966 148.1 1.70 +1.5 1.035
1988 Atlanta - MLB P 12 12 3 6 0 10 1 .900 69.0 1.17 +0.2 .844
1989 Atlanta - MLB P 32 32 10 13 0 26 3 .885 186.2 1.11 +1.6 .989
1990 Atlanta - MLB P 16 5 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 41.1 0.87 -0.3 .957
1990 Milwaukee - AAA P 5 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 14.2 1.84 +0.3 .962
TOTAL P 495 425 153 402 28 580 25 .957 2930.2 1.70 +17.1 1.054
PLAYER HISTORY
03/01/1973 Drafted in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 5, 17th overall Pick) by the Cleveland Barons.
04/01/1973 Named the #16 prospect in the UL
04/29/1973 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the San Diego Admirals with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
07/15/1973 Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Houston Generals with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 5 (6).
04/01/1974 Named the #14 prospect in the UL
04/01/1974 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Twin Cities Trappers with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
05/26/1974 Injured (mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 6 days.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 5 (6).
01/10/1975 Was traded by the Cleveland Barons to the Brooklyn Superbas, along with MR Charlie Hough, SS Freddie Patek, a 1st draft pick, in exchange for RF Bake McBride, SS Tim Foli, C Milt May.
04/01/1975 Named the #23 prospect in the UL
04/27/1975 Injured (shoulder soreness), out for 2-3 weeks.
06/07/1975 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Dallas Texans with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/12/1975 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the San Francisco Spiders with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
11/06/1975 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 6 (6).
05/29/1976 Injured (back soreness), out for 5 days.
11/07/1976 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 6 (6).
09/06/1977 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 6 days.
11/05/1977 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1978 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 6 (6).
09/08/1978 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Seattle Rainiers with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10/28/1978 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1979 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 6 (6).
06/28/1979 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 4 days.
10/29/1979 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,700,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1980 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 6 (6).
07/07/1980 Injured (Strained oblique), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/12/1980 Injured (Strained oblique), day-to-day for one week.
10/08/1980 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Denver 14ers with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
11/18/1980 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,900,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1981 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6).
04/19/1981 Injured (Partially torn UCL), out for 11 months.
11/05/1981 Released by the Brooklyn Superbas.
01/01/1982 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6).
01/01/1982 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $2,700,000 with the Manhattan Gray Sox organization.
04/29/1982 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Cleveland Barons with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/1983 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7).
06/01/1983 Was traded by the Manhattan Gray Sox to the Chicago Colts, along with CF Al Oliver, in exchange for SP Catfish Hunter, RP Nino Espinosa, LF Ron Kittle, LF Mel Hall.
08/01/1983 Was traded by the Chicago Colts to the Cleveland Barons in exchange for RP Rich Wortham, RP Juan Agosto.
09/08/1983 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 7 (7).
04/22/1984 Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $7,000,000 with the Cleveland Barons organization.
04/30/1984 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Boston Federals with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
05/12/1984 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Washington Monuments with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05/17/1984 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Manhattan Gray Sox with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/07/1984 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Superbas with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/20/1984 Was selected to the 1984 United League All-Star Game.
08/13/1984 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Washington Monuments with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 7 (7).
05/16/1985 Was traded by the Cleveland Barons to the St. Louis Maroons in exchange for SP Rich Wortham, RP Chuck Cary, and a 1st round draft pick.
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 7 (7).
07/31/1986 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 7 (7).
05/08/1987 Injured (forearm stiffness),out for 4 days.
06/21/1987 Was selected to the 1987 United League All-Star Game.
08/01/1987 Injured (torn elbow ligament),out for 11-12 months.
10/26/1987 Declined his contract option.
11/16/1987 Became a free agent.
12/17/1987 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $14,200,000 with the Atlanta Hilltoppers organization.
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 7 (7).
08/20/1988 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/13/1988 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 2-3 weeks.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7).
09/28/1989 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7).
10/27/1990 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1978 18 2
1984 16 7
1985 14 6
1989 14 4
Year GS Rank
1978 32 8
Year W Rank
1984 17 5
Year L Rank
1975 14 6
1985 16 5
1989 17 3
Year IP Rank
1984 237.1 9
Year BB Rank
1978 87 9
Year WP Rank
1979 9 6
1984 11 3
1989 13 3
Year ERA Rank
1980 2.92 6
1984 2.54 7
Year BABIP Rank
1980 .252 1
Year WHIP Rank
1980 1.12 7
Year RA/9 Rank
1980 10.23 6
Year HR/9 Rank
1978 0.49 4
Year H/9 Rank
1980 7.54 7
Year QS Rank
1984 23 7
Year QSP Rank
1980 .706 9
1982 .741 3
1984 .767 3
Year CG Rank
1984 10 4
Year CGP Rank
1980 .294 10
1984 .333 5
Year SHO Rank
1975 2 9
1984 5 1
Year GB% Rank
1985 0.59 1
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