Dick Ruthven

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 190lb (190cm, 86kg)

Born: March 27, 1951 in Sacramento, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 20th round of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from Irvington HS (Fremont, CA), the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (8th) of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from California State University, Fresno (Fresno, CA) and the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (1st) of the 1973 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from California State University, Fresno (Fresno, CA).

High School: Irvington HS (Fremont, CA)

School: California State University, Fresno (Fresno, CA)

Debut: April 17, 1973 (Age 22-021d, 13,346th in major league history)
vs. MON 1.2 IP, 5 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER

Last Game: May 1, 1986 (Age 35-035d)
vs. LAD 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1973 season

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Richard David Ruthven

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Relatives: Brother-In-Law of Tom Hutton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.4

123

127

ERA

4.14

355

332

2109.0

1145

WHIP

1.385

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Team Record in Appearances: 17-15 / in Starts: 17-15

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1983 Pitching Game Log

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1983 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	275	4	Apr 9	PHI	@	SFG	W,5-4	GS-5		99	5.0	6	3	3	3	3	1	0	5.40	5.96	23	5	6	2	2	6	43			1	0	0	20	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.23	-0.126	1.23	-0.08%	-0.78	1b start a 1	5b 3 out tie
2	276	7	Apr 13	PHI		NYM	W,10-9	GS-4		3	3.2	8	4	4	0	5	1	0	7.27	4.95	19	4	4	0	1	6	34			1	0	0	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.26	-0.276	2.03	-0.27%	-2.40	1t start tie	4t 1-- 2 out tie
3	277	12	Apr 22	PHI	@	HOU	W,6-3	GS-4		8	3.1	5	3	3	1	1	0	0	7.50	4.42	16	4	5	1	0	5	38			2	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	1	1	1.30	-0.244	1.97	-0.22%	-1.78	1b start a 1	4b 123 1 out tie
4	278	16	Apr 27	PHI	@	ATL	W,6-2	GS-6	W(1-0)	4	5.0	3	0	0	2	5	0	0	5.29	3.70	19	8	1	1	0	3	64			0	0	0	17	0	0	0	1	0	0	.86	0.192	1.40	0.19%	1.48	1b start tie	6b 12- 0 out a4
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	279	20	May 2	PHI		CIN	L,2-5	GS-5	L(1-1)	4	4.1	10	5	5	0	3	3	0	6.33	5.05	22	7	3	3	0	9	26			1	0	0	22	1	0	0	1	0	0	.81	-0.291	1.47	-0.32%	-2.87	1t start tie	5t 1-3 1 out d3
6	280	27	May 12	PHI	@	CHC	L,3-6	GS-7	L(1-2)	9	6.0	7	4	3	2	2	0	0	5.93	4.62	25	6	8	0	1	7	44			0	1	0	21	2	0	0	1	2	0	1.28	-0.101	2.84	-0.14%	-0.49	1b start tie	7b 1-3 0 out d1
7	281	31	May 18	PHI		SFG	L,1-8	GS-7	L(1-3)	5	6.1	7	4	3	2	7	0	0	5.61	4.03	28	7	5	1	2	7	50			1	0	0	25	1	0	0	1	1	0	1.33	0.007	2.75	0.01%	0.31	1t start tie	7t 12- 1 out d1
				Player went from Philadelphia Phillies to Chicago Cubs
8	282	38	May 24	CHC	@	HOU	W,5-4	GS-7	W(2-3)	5	6.1	6	2	2	1	2	0	1	5.18	3.88	26	10	6	0	0	6	54			2	0	0	24	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.03	0.148	.71	0.06%	0.52	1b start tie	7b 1-- 1 out a2
9	283	43	May 29	CHC	@	ATL	L,2-6	GS-4	L(2-4)	4	3.2	6	5	3	1	1	0	0	5.36	3.81	20	7	5	0	2	6	33			0	0	0	18	1	0	0	0	0	2	.73	-0.328	.52	-0.14%	-3.25	1b start tie	4b 1-- 2 out d3
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
10	284	48	Jun 3	CHC		PIT	W,9-3	GS-7	W(3-4)	4	7.0	8	3	3	1	6	0	0	5.15	3.49	29	7	7	4	0	8	54			1	0	0	28	2	0	0	1	0	0	.68	-0.094	.48	-0.04%	0.33	1t start tie	7t 3 out d3
11	285	53	Jun 9	CHC		NYM	L,4-6	GS-8		5	7.0	3	3	3	4	7	0	0	4.99	3.36	27	6	7	2	1	3	62			1	0	1	23	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.14	0.109	1.24	0.07%	0.85	1t start tie	8t -23 0 out a2
12	286	58	Jun 14	CHC	@	NYM	L,3-4	GS-8		4	7.1	5	3	2	2	2	2	0	4.71	3.72	29	13	7	2	1	5	58			0	1	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.02	-0.117	1.48	-0.10%	0.14	1b start tie	8b 1-- 1 out d1
13	287	62	Jun 19	CHC	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	W(4-4)	4	9.0	2	1	1	1	6	1	0	4.26	3.66	30	9	12	6	1	2	84			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	.65	0.319	1.21	0.36%	3.16	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
14	288	68	Jun 24	CHC	@	MON	L,3-4	GS-7	L(4-5)	4	7.0	6	3	3	0	6	1	0	4.22	3.59	27	8	7	3	1	6	59			0	0	0	26	0	1	0	0	0	0	.72	-0.060	.94	-0.05%	0.17	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
15	289	73	Jun 29	CHC		PIT	W,5-0	SHO	W(5-5)	4	9.0	7	0	0	0	4	0	0	3.80	3.42	32	14	7	0	0	7	77			0	0	0	32	1	0	0	2	0	0	.86	0.451	1.03	0.32%	4.28	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
16	290	78	Jul 4(1)	CHC		MON	L,3-6	GS-5	L(5-6)	4	4.0	9	5	5	1	2	3	0	4.12	3.80	21	7	2	0	1	9	25			0	0	0	19	2	1	0	1	0	0	.52	-0.288	1.23	-0.41%	-3.58	1t start tie	5t -23 0 out d4
17	291	83	Jul 10(2)	CHC	@	SFG	L,2-4	GS-6	L(5-7)	5	5.0	11	4	4	2	2	0	1	4.27	3.80	27	7	4	1	0	11	29			2	0	0	24	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.52	-0.300	2.12	-0.25%	-2.74	1b start a 1	6b 12- 0 out d2
18	292	88	Jul 15	CHC	@	LAD	W,8-4	GS-6	W(6-7)	4	5.2	8	4	4	0	1	1	0	4.39	3.84	24	7	8	0	1	8	38			0	0	0	23	2	1	0	1	1	0	1.06	-0.205	.75	-0.09%	-1.49	1b start a 1	6b 1-- 2 out a1
19	293	93	Jul 21	CHC		SFG	W,3-2	GS-7	W(7-7)	5	7.0	4	2	2	2	5	1	0	4.27	3.86	27	10	6	1	0	4	64			0	0	0	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	.82	0.192	.48	0.07%	1.33	1t start tie	7t 3 out a1
20	294	98	Jul 26	CHC		LAD	L,2-5	GS-5	L(7-8)	4	4.1	10	4	4	2	5	1	0	4.42	3.89	24	5	2	0	0	10	30			0	1	0	20	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.02	-0.260	.86	-0.13%	-2.51	1t start tie	5t 12- 1 out d3
21	295	103	Jul 31	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-5	GS-4	L(7-9)	4	3.1	4	4	3	1	0	0	0	4.53	3.89	16	5	6	1	0	4	37			0	0	0	13	0	1	1	0	1	1	1.19	-0.287	.56	-0.08%	-2.54	1b start tie	4b -23 1 out d2
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
22	296	108	Aug 5	CHC		NYM	L,4-9	GS-6		4	6.0	5	3	3	1	3	1	0	4.52	3.91	23	11	3	1	0	5	52			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	.88	-0.070	.54	-0.03%	-0.15	1t start tie	6t 3 out d1
23	297	113	Aug 11	CHC		STL	W,10-5	GS-7	W(8-9)	5	6.1	11	5	5	2	3	1	0	4.65	3.96	31	12	4	0	1	10	32			1	0	0	29	4	1	0	1	0	0	.61	0.054	.16	0.01%	-2.18	1t start tie	7t 1-- 1 out a5
24	298	118	Aug 16(1)	CHC		PHI	W,10-1	CG	W(9-9)	4	9.0	5	1	1	1	1	0	0	4.41	3.89	31	13	11	4	0	5	73			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	1	0	0	.47	0.116	.03	0.01%	3.28	1t start tie	9t 3 out a9
25	299	123	Aug 21	CHC		ATL	L,9-11	GS-1	L(9-10)	4	0.2	4	6	3	1	1	0	1	4.58	3.91	10	1	2	0	0	4	26			0	0	0	8	0	0	1	0	0	2	1.13	-0.427	.03	-0.01%	-6.11	1t start tie	1t -23 2 out d6
26	300	128	Aug 27	CHC	@	HOU	W,9-5	GS-6	W(10-10)	5	6.0	6	2	2	1	1	0	0	4.52	3.87	24	13	3	1	0	6	52			0	0	0	23	2	1	0	1	0	1	1.21	0.107	.04	0.00%	0.55	1b start a 2	6b 3 out a3
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
27	301	133	Sep 1	CHC	@	CIN	W,3-1	GS-8	W(11-10)	4	7.1	4	1	1	0	4	0	0	4.36	3.76	26	7	11	2	2	4	70			1	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.13	0.342	.03	0.01%	2.27	1b start tie	8b 1-- 1 out a2
28	302	138	Sep 6	CHC	@	MON	L,2-8	GS-3	L(11-11)	4	3.0	5	5	5	1	1	2	0	4.57	3.92	15	7	1	0	0	5	29			1	0	0	14	2	0	0	0	0	0	.61	-0.307	.02	-0.01%	-3.64	1b start tie	3b 3 out d5
29	303	143	Sep 12	CHC		MON	W,8-0	SHO	W(12-11)	5	9.0	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	4.32	3.81	29	12	9	0	1	4	83			0	1	0	27	0	0	0	1	0	0	.84	0.362	.00	0.00%	4.28	1t start tie	9t 3 out a8
30	304	149	Sep 18	CHC	@	NYM	W,6-5	GS-5		5	4.2	9	5	4	2	4	0	0	4.41	3.76	25	3	7	3	1	9	30			2	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	.95	-0.313	.00	0.00%	-3.20	1b start tie	5b 1-3 2 out d3
31	305	154	Sep 23	CHC		NYM	W,4-1	CG	W(13-11)	4	9.0	7	1	1	1	1	0	0	4.24	3.72	34	19	6	1	0	7	69			1	0	0	33	1	0	0	1	0	0	.79	0.374	.00	0.00%	3.28	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
32	306	159	Sep 28	CHC		PHI	L,6-13	GS-3	L(13-12)	4	2.2	7	6	4	0	1	3	0	4.38	3.91	16	4	4	1	0	7	25			0	0	0	16	1	1	0	0	0	1	1.06	-0.518	.00	0.00%	-4.67	1t start tie	3t --- 2 out d3
							17-15		W-L:13-12	4.5	183.0	202	101	89	38	99	22	3	4.38	3.91	775	1.44		9%	4%	198	48		---%	18	4	1	719	34	8	3	17	7	9	.95	-1.839	.89	-1.25%	-18.15

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