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Vern Ruhle
Vernon Gerald Ruhle
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 187 lb.

Born: January 25, 1951 in Coleman, MI
Schools: Olivet College
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 17th round of the 1972 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 1974
Final Game: October 4, 1986
Died: January 20, 2007 in Houston, TX
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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
1974 23 DET AL 2 0 1.000 2.73 5 3 1 1 0 0 33.0 35 13 10 1 6 0 10 1 0 0 138 138 1.242 9.5 0.3 1.6 2.7 1.67
1975 24 DET AL 11 12 .478 4.03 32 31 1 8 3 0 190.0 199 104 85 17 65 6 67 7 1 2 830 100 1.389 9.4 0.8 3.1 3.2 1.03
1976 25 DET AL 9 12 .429 3.92 32 32 0 5 1 0 199.2 227 99 87 19 59 4 88 4 0 0 865 94 1.432 10.2 0.9 2.7 4.0 1.49
1977 26 DET AL 3 5 .375 5.70 14 10 1 0 0 0 66.1 83 44 42 9 15 0 27 3 0 4 294 75 1.477 11.3 1.2 2.0 3.7 1.80
1978 27 HOU NL 3 3 .500 2.12 13 10 1 2 2 0 68.0 57 17 16 0 20 1 27 1 1 1 279 156 1.132 7.5 0.0 2.6 3.6 1.35
1979 28 HOU NL 2 6 .250 4.07 13 10 0 2 2 0 66.1 64 33 30 9 8 0 33 2 0 2 269 86 1.085 8.7 1.2 1.1 4.5 4.13
1980 29 HOU NL 12 4 .750 2.37 28 22 1 6 2 0 159.1 148 51 42 7 29 1 55 3 2 0 638 138 1.111 8.4 0.4 1.6 3.1 1.90
1981 30 HOU NL 4 6 .400 2.91 20 15 3 1 0 1 102.0 97 36 33 6 20 1 39 1 0 0 412 113 1.147 8.6 0.5 1.8 3.4 1.95
1982 31 HOU NL 9 13 .409 3.93 31 21 3 3 2 1 149.0 169 81 65 12 24 4 56 4 1 0 625 85 1.295 10.2 0.7 1.4 3.4 2.33
1983 32 HOU NL 8 5 .615 3.69 41 9 11 0 0 3 114.2 107 49 47 13 36 7 43 3 0 1 480 92 1.247 8.4 1.0 2.8 3.4 1.19
1984 33 HOU NL 1 9 .100 4.58 40 6 11 0 0 2 90.1 112 58 46 5 29 7 60 3 0 2 405 72 1.561 11.2 0.5 2.9 6.0 2.07
1985 34 CLE AL 2 10 .167 4.32 42 16 7 1 0 3 125.0 139 65 60 16 30 6 54 2 0 2 532 96 1.352 10.0 1.2 2.2 3.9 1.80
1986 35 CAL AL 1 3 .250 4.15 16 3 5 0 0 1 47.2 46 25 22 5 7 0 23 1 0 1 197 100 1.112 8.7 0.9 1.3 4.3 3.29
13 Seasons 67 88 .432 3.73 327 188 45 29 12 11 1411.1 1483 675 585 119 348 37 582 35 5 15 5964 97 1.297 9.5 0.8 2.2 3.7 1.67
162 Game Avg. 9 12 .432 3.73 43 25 6 4 2 1 186 196 89 77 16 46 5 77 5 1 2 787 97 1.297 9.5 0.8 2.2 3.7 1.67
HOU (7 yrs) 39 46 .459 3.35 186 93 30 14 8 7 749.2 754 325 279 52 166 21 313 17 4 6 3108 99 1.227 9.1 0.6 2.0 3.8 1.89
DET (4 yrs) 25 29 .463 4.12 83 76 3 14 4 0 489.0 544 260 224 46 145 10 192 15 1 6 2127 95 1.409 10.0 0.8 2.7 3.5 1.32
CAL (1 yr) 1 3 .250 4.15 16 3 5 0 0 1 47.2 46 25 22 5 7 0 23 1 0 1 197 100 1.112 8.7 0.9 1.3 4.3 3.29
CLE (1 yr) 2 10 .167 4.32 42 16 7 1 0 3 125.0 139 65 60 16 30 6 54 2 0 2 532 96 1.352 10.0 1.2 2.2 3.9 1.80
NL (7 yrs) 39 46 .459 3.35 186 93 30 14 8 7 749.2 754 325 279 52 166 21 313 17 4 6 3108 99 1.227 9.1 0.6 2.0 3.8 1.89
AL (6 yrs) 28 42 .400 4.16 141 95 15 15 4 4 661.2 729 350 306 67 182 16 269 18 1 9 2856 95 1.377 9.9 0.9 2.5 3.7 1.48

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
1980 29 HOU NL NLCS L PHI 0 0 3.86 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 8 3 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 29 1.286 10.3 0.0 1.3 3.9 3.00
1981 30 HOU NL NLDS L LAD 0 1 .000 2.25 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 4 2 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 29 0.750 4.5 1.1 2.3 1.1 0.50
1986 35 CAL AL ALCS L BOS 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3.000 27.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
3 Seasons (3 Series) 0 1 .000 3.45 3 2 0 1 0 0 15.2 14 7 6 1 3 1 4 0 0 1 62 1.085 8.0 0.6 1.7 2.3 1.33
1 NLDS 0 1 .000 2.25 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 4 2 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 29 0.750 4.5 1.1 2.3 1.1 0.50
1 NLCS 0 0 3.86 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 8 3 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 29 1.286 10.3 0.0 1.3 3.9 3.00
1 ALCS 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3.000 27.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

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
1978 27 HOU NL 13 21 18 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 14 .056 .150 .056 .206 -38 1 1 0 1 0 0 1
1979 28 HOU NL 13 22 19 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 .053 .100 .105 .205 -42 2 0 0 2 0 0 1
1980 29 HOU NL 28 57 49 7 12 3 0 0 2 0 0 4 15 .245 .302 .306 .608 77 15 2 0 4 0 0 1
1981 30 HOU NL 20 34 24 1 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 6 11 .250 .400 .292 .692 104 7 0 0 4 0 0 1
1982 31 HOU NL 31 51 41 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 27 .098 .196 .098 .293 -12 4 0 1 5 0 0 1
1983 32 HOU NL 41 26 19 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 11 .105 .227 .105 .333 -2 2 0 0 4 0 0 1
1984 33 HOU NL 40 14 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 .083 .214 .083 .298 -10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Seasons 186 225 182 12 27 5 0 0 9 0 1 22 96 .148 .244 .176 .420 23 32 3 1 20 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 196 159 10 24 4 0 0 8 0 1 19 84 .148 .244 .176 .420 23 28 3 1 17 0 0

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
1980 29 HOU NL NLCS PHI L 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 30 HOU NL NLDS LAD L 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
1 NLDS 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
1 NLCS 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 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
1974 DET AL 23 P 5 3 33.0 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 1.36 1.00 .940 1.80 0.82
1975 DET AL 24 P 32 31 190.0 39 15 19 5 1 .872 1.61 1.06 .944 1.87 0.85
1976 DET AL 25 P 32 32 199.2 42 14 28 0 1 1.000 1.89 1.31 .948 1.87 0.85
1977 DET AL 26 P 14 10 66.1 13 5 7 1 1 .923 1.63 0.86 .946 1.95 0.84
1978 HOU NL 27 P 13 10 68.0 11 4 7 0 0 1.000 1.46 0.85 .945 1.91 0.72
1979 HOU NL 28 P 13 10 66.1 8 3 5 0 0 1.000 1.09 0.62 .950 1.80 0.66
1980 HOU NL 29 P 28 22 159.1 34 15 17 2 2 .941 1.81 1.14 .953 1.91 0.69
1981 HOU NL 30 P 20 15 102.0 13 4 9 0 2 1.000 1.15 0.65 .954 1.97 0.68
1982 HOU NL 31 P 31 21 149.0 34 9 23 2 1 .941 1.93 1.03 .953 1.96 0.70
1983 HOU NL 32 P 41 9 114.2 31 12 19 0 0 1.000 2.43 0.76 .948 1.92 0.68
1984 HOU NL 33 P 40 6 90.1 24 4 18 2 1 .917 2.19 0.55 .954 1.88 0.67
1985 CLE AL 34 P 42 16 125.0 28 15 13 0 0 1.000 2.02 0.67 .950 1.86 0.70
1986 CAL AL 35 P 16 3 47.2 16 7 8 1 0 .938 2.83 0.94 .956 1.83 0.68
13 Seasons P 327 188 1411.1 298 111 174 13 9 .956 1.82 0.87 .950 1.89 0.73
13 Seasons TOT 327 188 1411.1 298 111 174 13 9 .956 1.82 0.87 .906 1.89 0.73

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
Career--2.219--162nd

Shutouts s c a p y
1975 AL--3--9th
1982 NL--2--9th

Home Runs s c a p y
1976 AL--19--9th

Losses s c a p y
1982 NL--13--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1975 AL--7--8th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 5 (1970), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 3 (1491), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 7 (1092), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 6, 1972: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 17th round of the 1972 amateur draft.

March 27, 1978: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

March 28, 1978: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

November 8, 1984: Granted Free Agency.

December 22, 1984: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

November 12, 1985: Granted Free Agency.

June 5, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

November 12, 1986: Granted Free Agency.

February 19, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Cleveland Indians$295,000
1986California Angels$60,000
Career (may be incomplete)$355,000
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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