Dick Ruthven

Position: Starting 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)

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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1973	22	-5.3	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	6	9	.400	4.21	4.84	25	23	2	3	1	1	128.1	125	69	60	10	75	9	98	3	2	8	568	1.558	8.8	0.7	5.3	6.9	1.31
1974	23	-4.2	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	9	13	.409	4.02	4.49	35	35	0	6	0	0	212.2	182	106	95	11	116	7	153	3	3	10	922	1.401	7.7	0.5	4.9	6.5	1.32
1975	24	-0.6	Toledo	IL	AAA	PHI	10	12	.455	3.18	4.24	23	23		10	3	0	153.0	148	72	54	9	69	5	144	1	0	2		1.418	8.7	0.5	4.1	8.5	2.09
1975	24	-3.1	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	2	2	.500	4.20	4.87	11	7	3	0	0	0	40.2	37	22	19	2	22	0	26	1	0	1	177	1.451	8.2	0.4	4.9	5.8	1.18
1976	25	-2.4	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	14	17	.452	4.19	4.19	36	36	0	8	4	0	240.1	255	112	112	14	90	8	142	8	5	4	1042	1.436	9.5	0.5	3.4	5.3	1.58
1977	26	-1.3	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	7	13	.350	4.23	5.13	25	23	1	6	2	0	151.0	158	86	71	14	62	6	84	1	4	2	666	1.457	9.4	0.8	3.7	5.0	1.35
1978	27		2 Teams	NL	Maj	ATL-PHI	15	11	.577	3.38	3.69	33	33	0	11	3	0	231.2	214	95	87	21	56	3	120	1	1	6	937	1.165	8.3	0.8	2.2	4.7	2.14
1978	27	-1.0	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	2	6	.250	4.11	4.78	13	13	0	2	1	0	81.0	78	43	37	8	28	2	45	0	0	3	342	1.309	8.7	0.9	3.1	5.0	1.61
1978	27	-1.0	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	13	5	.722	2.99	3.11	20	20	0	9	2	0	150.2	136	52	50	13	28	1	75	1	1	3	595	1.088	8.1	0.8	1.7	4.5	2.68
1979	28	-0.2	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	7	5	.583	4.27	4.34	20	20	0	3	2	0	122.1	121	59	58	10	37	6	58	2	0	3	518	1.292	8.9	0.7	2.7	4.3	1.57
1980	29	0.7	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	17	10	.630	3.55	3.99	33	33	0	6	1	0	223.1	241	99	88	9	74	9	86	3	3	4	944	1.410	9.7	0.4	3.0	3.5	1.16
1981	30	1.3	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	12	7	.632	5.15	5.77	23	22	0	5	0	0	146.2	162	94	84	10	54	4	80	3	1	6	648	1.473	9.9	0.6	3.3	4.9	1.48
1982	31	2.3	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	11	11	.500	3.79	4.36	33	31	0	8	2	0	204.1	189	99	86	18	59	10	115	6	2	6	849	1.214	8.3	0.8	2.6	5.1	1.95
1983	32		2 Teams	NL	Maj	CHC-PHI	13	12	.520	4.38	4.97	32	32	0	5	2	0	183.0	202	101	89	22	38	3	99	3	0	1	775	1.311	9.9	1.1	1.9	4.9	2.61
1983	32	3.5	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	1	3	.250	5.61	6.15	7	7	0	0	0	0	33.2	46	23	21	5	10	0	26	0	0	0	152	1.663	12.3	1.3	2.7	7.0	2.60
1983	32	3.5	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	12	9	.571	4.10	4.70	25	25	0	5	2	0	149.1	156	78	68	17	28	3	73	3	0	1	623	1.232	9.4	1.0	1.7	4.4	2.61
1984	33	10.8	Lodi	CALL	A	CHC	1	0	1.000	4.00	4.00	2	1	1	0	0	0	9.0	9	4	4	0	2	0	8	0	0	0		1.222	9.0	0.0	2.0	8.0	4.00
1984	33	4.9	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	6	10	.375	5.04	5.33	23	22	0	0	0	0	126.2	154	75	71	14	41	4	55	4	1	2	562	1.539	10.9	1.0	2.9	3.9	1.34
1985	34	5.8	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	4	7	.364	4.53	5.05	20	15	3	0	0	0	87.1	103	49	44	6	37	3	26	0	0	0	392	1.603	10.6	0.6	3.8	2.7	0.70
1986	35	6.7	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	0	0		5.06	7.59	6	0	3	0	0	0	10.2	12	9	6	4	6	0	3	0	0	0	47	1.688	10.1	3.4	5.1	2.5	0.50
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (14 seasons)					Majors		123	127	.492	4.14	4.59	355	332	12	61	17	1	2109.0	2155	1075	970	165	767	72	1145	38	22	53	9047	1.385	9.2	0.7	3.3	4.9	1.49
Minors (2 seasons)					Minors		11	12	.478	3.22	4.22	25	24	1	10	3	0	162.0	157	76	58	9	71	5	152	1	0	2		1.407	8.7	0.5	3.9	8.4	2.14
All Levels (14 Seasons)							134	139	.491	4.07	4.56	380	356	13	71	20	1	2271.0	2312	1151	1028	174	838	77	1297	39	22	55	9047	1.387	9.2	0.7	3.3	5.1	1.55