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Dutch Ruether
Walter Henry Ruether
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Weight: 180 lb.

Born: September 13, 1893 in Alameda, CA
High School: St. Ignatius (San Francisco, CA) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 13, 1917
Final Game: September 29, 1927
Died: May 16, 1970 in Phoenix, AZ
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1917 23 TOT NL 3 2 .600 3.00 17 8 8 2 1 0 72.0 80 29 24 0 26 35 5 0 1 307 92 1.472 10.0 0.0 3.3 4.4 1.35
1917 23 CHC NL 2 0 1.000 2.48 10 4 5 1 0 0 36.1 37 12 10 0 12 23 3 0 1 153 117 1.349 9.2 0.0 3.0 5.7 1.92
1917 23 CIN NL 1 2 .333 3.53 7 4 3 1 1 0 35.2 43 17 14 0 14 12 2 0 0 154 74 1.598 10.9 0.0 3.5 3.0 0.86
1918 24 CIN NL 0 1 .000 2.70 2 2 0 1 0 0 10.0 10 9 3 0 3 10 1 0 0 47 99 1.300 9.0 0.0 2.7 9.0 3.33
1919 25 CIN NL 19 6 .760 1.82 33 29 3 20 3 0 242.2 195 69 49 1 83 78 7 0 5 983 152 1.146 7.2 0.0 3.1 2.9 0.94
1920 26 CIN NL 16 12 .571 2.47 37 33 4 23 5 3 265.2 235 87 73 2 96 99 9 1 6 1086 123 1.246 8.0 0.1 3.3 3.4 1.03
1921 27 BRO NL 10 13 .435 4.26 36 27 8 12 1 2 211.1 247 116 100 7 67 78 7 0 7 936 91 1.486 10.5 0.3 2.9 3.3 1.16
1922 28 BRO NL 21 12 .636 3.53 35 35 0 26 2 0 267.1 290 123 105 11 92 89 6 0 1 1157 116 1.429 9.8 0.4 3.1 3.0 0.97
1923 29 BRO NL 15 14 .517 4.22 34 34 0 20 0 0 275.0 308 157 129 11 86 87 6 0 4 1191 92 1.433 10.1 0.4 2.8 2.8 1.01
1924 30 BRO NL 8 13 .381 3.91 30 21 7 13 2 3 168.0 190 92 73 4 45 63 5 0 1 734 96 1.399 10.2 0.2 2.4 3.4 1.40
1925 31 WSH AL 18 7 .720 3.87 30 29 0 16 1 0 223.1 241 105 96 5 105 68 8 0 1 997 110 1.549 9.7 0.2 4.2 2.7 0.65
1926 32 TOT AL 14 9 .609 4.60 28 28 0 10 0 0 205.1 246 114 105 5 84 56 5 1 0 934 84 1.607 10.8 0.2 3.7 2.5 0.67
1926 32 WSH AL 12 6 .667 4.84 23 23 0 9 0 0 169.1 214 100 91 5 66 48 4 1 0 781 80 1.654 11.4 0.3 3.5 2.6 0.73
1926 32 NYY AL 2 3 .400 3.50 5 5 0 1 0 0 36.0 32 14 14 0 18 8 1 0 0 153 110 1.389 8.0 0.0 4.5 2.0 0.44
1927 33 NYY AL 13 6 .684 3.38 27 26 0 12 3 0 184.0 202 86 69 8 52 45 7 0 0 785 114 1.380 9.9 0.4 2.5 2.2 0.87
11 Seasons 137 95 .591 3.50 309 272 30 155 18 8 2124.2 2244 987 826 54 739 708 66 2 26 9157 104 1.404 9.5 0.2 3.1 3.0 0.96
162 Game Avg. 16 11 .591 3.50 36 32 4 18 2 1 249 263 116 97 6 86 83 8 0 3 1072 104 1.404 9.5 0.2 3.1 3.0 0.96
BRO (4 yrs) 54 52 .509 3.97 135 117 15 71 5 5 921.2 1035 488 407 33 290 317 24 0 13 4018 99 1.438 10.1 0.3 2.8 3.1 1.09
CIN (4 yrs) 36 21 .632 2.26 79 68 10 45 9 3 554.0 483 182 139 3 196 199 19 1 11 2270 128 1.226 7.8 0.0 3.2 3.2 1.02
WSH (2 yrs) 30 13 .698 4.29 53 52 0 25 1 0 392.2 455 205 187 10 171 116 12 1 1 1778 95 1.594 10.4 0.2 3.9 2.7 0.68
NYY (2 yrs) 15 9 .625 3.40 32 31 0 13 3 0 220.0 234 100 83 8 70 53 8 0 0 938 113 1.382 9.6 0.3 2.9 2.2 0.76
CHC (1 yr) 2 0 1.000 2.48 10 4 5 1 0 0 36.1 37 12 10 0 12 23 3 0 1 153 117 1.349 9.2 0.0 3.0 5.7 1.92
NL (8 yrs) 92 73 .558 3.31 224 189 30 117 14 8 1512.0 1555 682 556 36 498 539 46 1 25 6441 106 1.358 9.3 0.2 3.0 3.2 1.08
AL (3 yrs) 45 22 .672 3.97 85 83 0 38 4 0 612.2 689 305 270 18 241 169 20 1 1 2716 101 1.518 10.1 0.3 3.5 2.5 0.70

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1919 25 CIN NL WS W CHW 1 0 1.000 2.57 2 2 0 1 0 0 14.0 12 5 4 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 56 1.143 7.7 0.0 2.6 0.6 0.25
1926 32 NYY AL WS L STL 0 1 .000 4.15 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.1 7 4 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 22 2.077 14.5 2.1 4.2 2.1 0.50
2 Seasons (2 Series) 1 1 .500 2.95 3 3 0 1 0 0 18.1 19 9 6 1 6 0 2 0 0 0 78 1.364 9.3 0.5 2.9 1.0 0.33
2 WS 1 1 .500 2.95 3 3 0 1 0 0 18.1 19 9 6 1 6 0 2 0 0 0 78 1.364 9.3 0.5 2.9 1.0 0.33

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1917 23 TOT NL 50 80 68 4 17 3 3 0 12 1 11 17 .250 .354 .382 .737 122 26 0 1 1/3
1917 23 CHC NL 31 53 44 3 12 1 3 0 11 0 8 11 .273 .385 .432 .816 142 19 0 1 1/3
1917 23 CIN NL 19 27 24 1 5 2 0 0 1 1 3 6 .208 .296 .292 .588 84 7 0 0 /1
1918 24 CIN NL 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /1
1919 25 CIN NL 42 99 92 8 24 2 3 0 6 1 4 18 .261 .292 .348 .639 93 32 0 3 1
1920 26 CIN NL 45 111 104 3 20 4 0 0 10 0 0 5 24 .192 .229 .231 .460 33 24 0 2 1/3
1921 27 BRO NL 49 103 97 12 34 5 2 2 13 1 0 4 9 .351 .376 .505 .881 127 49 0 2 1
1922 28 BRO NL 67 143 125 12 26 6 1 2 20 0 0 12 11 .208 .283 .320 .603 55 40 1 5 1
1923 29 BRO NL 49 131 117 6 32 1 0 0 10 0 0 12 12 .274 .341 .282 .623 67 33 0 2 1/3
1924 30 BRO NL 34 68 62 5 15 1 1 0 4 0 0 5 2 .242 .299 .290 .589 60 18 0 1 1
1925 31 WSH AL 55 121 108 18 36 3 2 1 15 0 1 10 8 .333 .390 .426 .816 108 46 0 3 1/3
1926 32 TOT AL 60 123 113 8 25 2 0 1 11 0 0 6 11 .221 .267 .265 .532 40 30 1 3 1
1926 32 WSH AL 47 101 92 6 23 2 0 1 11 0 0 6 10 .250 .296 .304 .600 58 28 0 3 1
1926 32 NYY AL 13 22 21 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .095 .136 .095 .232 -38 2 1 0 /1
1927 33 NYY AL 35 88 80 7 21 3 0 1 10 0 0 8 15 .263 .330 .338 .667 76 27 0 0 1
11 Seasons 488 1070 969 83 250 30 12 7 111 3 1 77 129 .258 .314 .335 .649 76 325 2 22
162 Game Avg. 162 355 322 28 83 10 4 2 37 1 26 43 .258 .314 .335 .649 76 108 1 7
BRO (4 yrs) 199 445 401 35 107 13 4 4 47 1 0 33 34 .267 .324 .349 .673 77 140 1 10
CIN (4 yrs) 108 240 223 12 49 8 3 0 17 2 0 12 50 .220 .260 .283 .542 61 63 0 5
WSH (2 yrs) 102 222 200 24 59 5 2 2 26 0 1 16 18 .295 .347 .370 .717 86 74 0 6
NYY (2 yrs) 48 110 101 9 23 3 0 1 10 0 0 8 16 .228 .291 .287 .578 52 29 1 0
CHC (1 yr) 31 53 44 3 12 1 3 0 11 0 8 11 .273 .385 .432 .816 142 19 0 1
NL (8 yrs) 338 738 668 50 168 22 10 4 75 3 0 53 95 .251 .307 .332 .640 76 222 1 16
AL (3 yrs) 150 332 301 33 82 8 2 3 36 0 1 24 34 .272 .328 .342 .670 75 103 1 6

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1919 25 CIN NL WS CHW W 3 7 6 2 4 1 2 0 4 0 0 1 0 .667 .714 1.500 2.214 9 0 0 0 0 0
1925 31 WSH AL WS PIT L 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1926 32 NYY AL WS STL L 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (3 Series) 7 12 11 2 4 1 2 0 4 0 0 1 1 .364 .417 .818 1.235 9 0 0 0 0 0
3 WS 7 12 11 2 4 1 2 0 4 0 0 1 1 .364 .417 .818 1.235 9 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1917 TOT NL 23 P 17 25 2 21 2 1 .920 1.35 .964 1.78
1917 CHC NL 23 P 10 13 2 11 0 1 1.000 1.30 .962 1.78
1917 CHC NL 23 1B 5 43 41 2 0 2 1.000 8.60 .988 10.52
1917 CIN NL 23 P 7 12 0 10 2 0 .833 1.43 .967 1.79
1918 CIN NL 24 P 2 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.00 .950 2.05
1919 CIN NL 25 P 33 69 10 57 2 1 .971 2.03 .959 1.89
1920 CIN NL 26 P 37 83 5 74 4 6 .952 2.14 .958 1.75
1920 CIN NL 26 1B 1 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 5.00 .980 10.80
1921 BRO NL 27 P 36 59 6 51 2 3 .966 1.58 .953 1.52
1922 BRO NL 28 P 35 65 9 56 0 6 1.000 1.86 .955 1.29
1923 BRO NL 29 P 34 62 7 53 2 5 .968 1.76 .958 1.34
1923 BRO NL 29 1B 1 2 2 0 0 2 1.000 2.00 1.000 10.20
1924 BRO NL 30 P 30 52 5 46 1 3 .981 1.70 .965 1.42
1925 WSH AL 31 P 30 53 5 46 2 1 .962 1.70 .960 1.40
1925 WSH AL 31 1B 1 2 2 0 0 1 1.000 2.00 1.000 9.90
1926 TOT AL 32 P 28 47 4 41 2 2 .957 1.61 .957 1.39
1926 WSH AL 32 P 23 39 2 36 1 2 .974 1.65 .956 1.39
1926 NYY AL 32 P 5 8 2 5 1 0 .875 1.40 .962 1.40
1927 NYY AL 33 P 27 54 7 47 0 2 1.000 2.00 .957 1.40
11 Seasons P 309 571 60 494 17 30 .970 1.79 .958 1.52
4 Seasons 1B 8 52 50 2 0 5 1.000 6.50 .988 10.44
11 Seasons TOT 317 623 110 496 17 35 .973 1.91 .934 1.74
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1919 NL  1.817 (3rd)
1920 NL  2.473 (5th)

Wins s c a p y
1919 NL  19 (4th)
1922 NL  21 (3rd)
1925 AL  18 (6th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1919 NL  .760 (1st)
1922 NL  .636 (4th)
1925 AL  .720 (4th)
1926 AL  .609 (7th)
1927 AL  .684 (6th)
Career  .591 (143rd)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1919 NL  7.232 (3rd)
1920 NL  7.961 (2nd)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1927 AL  2.544 (10th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1921 NL  3.322 (8th)
1924 NL  3.375 (6th)

Saves s c a p y
1920 NL  3 (6th)
1924 NL  3 (4th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1922 NL  267.3 (5th)
1923 NL  275.0 (9th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1920 NL  99 (9th)
1922 NL  89 (6th)
1923 NL  87 (7th)

Games Started s c a p y
1919 NL  29 (8th)
1920 NL  33 (9th)
1922 NL  35 (3rd)

Complete Games s c a p y
1919 NL  20 (9th)
1920 NL  23 (6th)
1922 NL  26 (2nd)
1923 NL  20 (10th)
1925 AL  16 (8th)
Career  155 (214th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1920 NL  5 (3rd)
1922 NL  2 (6th)
1927 AL  3 (2nd)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1919 NL  83 (2nd)
1920 NL  96 (3rd)
1921 NL  67 (9th)
1922 NL  92 (4th)
1923 NL  86 (7th)
1925 AL  105 (3rd)

Hits s c a p y
1922 NL  290 (8th)
1923 NL  308 (5th)
1926 AL  246 (9th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1924 NL  1.400 (10th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1919 NL  .037 (4th)
1920 NL  .068 (2nd)
1924 NL  .214 (8th)
1925 AL  .202 (2nd)
Career  .229 (203rd)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1922 NL  105 (10th)
1923 NL  129 (3rd)
1926 AL  105 (3rd)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1919 NL  5 (8th)
1920 NL  6 (7th)
1921 NL  7 (3rd)
1923 NL  4 (10th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1919 NL  7 (10th)
1920 NL  9 (4th)
1921 NL  7 (9th)
1923 NL  6 (10th)
1925 AL  8 (4th)
1927 AL  7 (10th)
Career  66 (188th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1922 NL  1157 (4th)
1923 NL  1191 (9th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1919 NL  152 (4th)
1920 NL  123 (8th)
1922 NL  116 (10th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 3 (551), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 81 (293), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 39 (339), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3529), Average HOFer ≈ 50
Pitching - 17 (393), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

September 15, 1916: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs from Spokane (Northwestern) in the 1916 rule 5 draft.

July 17, 1917: Selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds from the Chicago Cubs.

December 15, 1920: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Brooklyn Robins for Rube Marquard.

December 17, 1924: Purchased by the Washington Senators from the Brooklyn Robins.

August 27, 1926: Traded by the Washington Senators to the New York Yankees for players to be named later. The New York Yankees sent Garland Braxton (October 19, 1926) and Nick Cullop (October 19, 1926) to the Washington Senators to complete the trade.

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