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Johnny Ruffin
Johnny Renando Ruffin
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 172 lb.

Born: July 29, 1971 in Butler, AL
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 4th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
Signed June 2, 1988. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 8, 1993
Final Game: August 2, 2001
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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
1993 21 CIN NL 2 1 .667 3.58 21 0 5 0 0 2 37.2 36 16 15 4 11 1 30 1 0 2 159 113 1.248 8.6 1.0 2.6 7.2 2.73
1994 22 CIN NL 7 2 .778 3.09 51 0 13 0 0 1 70.0 57 26 24 7 27 3 44 0 1 5 287 135 1.200 7.3 0.9 3.5 5.7 1.63
1995 23 CIN NL 0 0 1.35 10 0 6 0 0 0 13.1 4 3 2 0 11 0 11 0 0 3 54 307 1.125 2.7 0.0 7.4 7.4 1.00
1996 24 CIN NL 1 3 .250 5.49 49 0 13 0 0 0 62.1 71 42 38 10 37 5 69 2 0 8 289 78 1.733 10.3 1.4 5.3 10.0 1.86
2000 28 ARI NL 0 0 9.00 5 0 2 0 0 0 9.0 14 9 9 4 3 1 5 0 0 0 43 53 1.889 14.0 4.0 3.0 5.0 1.67
2001 29 FLA NL 0 0 4.91 3 0 1 0 0 0 3.2 5 4 2 0 4 1 4 1 0 0 21 86 2.455 12.3 0.0 9.8 9.8 1.00
6 Seasons 10 6 .625 4.13 139 0 40 0 0 3 196.0 187 100 90 25 93 11 163 4 1 18 853 102 1.429 8.6 1.1 4.3 7.5 1.75
162 Game Avg. 5 3 .625 4.13 68 0 20 0 0 1 96 91 49 44 12 45 5 80 2 0 9 417 102 1.429 8.6 1.1 4.3 7.5 1.75
CIN (4 yrs) 10 6 .625 3.88 131 0 37 0 0 3 183.1 168 87 79 21 86 9 154 3 1 18 789 108 1.385 8.2 1.0 4.2 7.6 1.79
ARI (1 yr) 0 0 9.00 5 0 2 0 0 0 9.0 14 9 9 4 3 1 5 0 0 0 43 53 1.889 14.0 4.0 3.0 5.0 1.67
FLA (1 yr) 0 0 4.91 3 0 1 0 0 0 3.2 5 4 2 0 4 1 4 1 0 0 21 86 2.455 12.3 0.0 9.8 9.8 1.00

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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
1993 21 CIN NL 21 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 79 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
1994 22 CIN NL 51 8 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1995 23 CIN NL 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1996 24 CIN NL 49 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 165 2 1 0 0 0 0 1
2000 28 ARI NL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2001 29 FLA NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
6 Seasons 139 17 17 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 .176 .176 .176 .353 -6 3 2 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 20 20 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 .176 .176 .176 .353 -6 3 2 0 0 0 0
CIN (4 yrs) 131 17 17 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 .176 .176 .176 .353 -6 3 2 0 0 0 0
ARI (1 yr) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FLA (1 yr) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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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
1993 CIN NL 21 P 21 0 37.2 9 4 5 0 0 1.000 2.15 0.43 .956 1.84 0.54
1994 CIN NL 22 P 51 0 70.0 12 10 2 0 0 1.000 1.54 0.24 .958 1.86 0.54
1995 CIN NL 23 P 10 0 13.1 3 2 1 0 1 1.000 2.02 0.30 .967 1.82 0.51
1996 CIN NL 24 P 49 0 62.1 10 4 5 1 1 .900 1.30 0.18 .960 1.83 0.52
2000 ARI NL 28 P 5 0 9.0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 4.00 0.80 .950 1.70 0.48
2001 FLA NL 29 P 3 0 3.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.72 0.47
6 Seasons P 139 0 196.0 38 21 16 1 2 .974 1.70 0.27 .958 1.84 0.53
6 Seasons TOT 139 0 196.0 38 21 16 1 2 .974 1.70 0.27 .932 1.84 0.53

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Gray InkPitching - 3 (2250), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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Transactions

June 1, 1988: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 4th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 2, 1988.

July 31, 1993: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Jeff Pierce to the Cincinnati Reds for Tim Belcher.

December 20, 1996: Granted Free Agency.

December 27, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

May 1, 1997: Purchased by Kintetsu Buffaloes (Japan Pacific) from the Boston Red Sox.

November 17, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

October 15, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

March 1, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

March 27, 1999: Released by the Kansas City Royals.

April 30, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

October 15, 1999: Granted Free Agency.

January 20, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

March 5, 2000: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

April 10, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

November 15, 2000: Released by the Arizona Diamondbacks.

January 14, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins.

August 3, 2001: Released by the Florida Marlins.

August 13, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

October 15, 2001: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1993Cincinnati Reds$109,000
1994Cincinnati Reds$115,000
1995Cincinnati Reds$195,000
1996Cincinnati Reds$195,000
Career (may be incomplete)$614,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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