Darin Ruf

Positions: First Baseman, Leftfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 232lb (188cm, 105kg)

Born: July 28, 1986 in Omaha, NE us

Draft: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 20th round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from Creighton University (Omaha, NE).

High School: Westside HS (Omaha, NE)

School: Creighton University (Omaha, NE)

Debut: September 14, 2012 (Age 26-048d, 20,316th in major league history)
vs. HOU 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 2, 2023 (Age 36-309d)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2013 season

Agents: Vanguard Sports Group • Previously: CSE, Wasserman Media Group

Full Name: Darin Cortland Ruf

Pronunciation: \ruff\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.4

1469

351

.239

198

RBI

205

OBP

.329

SLG

.427

OPS

.756

OPS+

108

Summary of 67 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 0 walk-off, 12 tying, 21 go ahead

2 Tms
PHI	35
SFG	32

Platoon
vs LHP	39
vs RHP	28

Home/Road
Home	38
Away	29

Outs
2	26
1	21
0	20

18 Opps
WSN	10
NYM	8
ARI	6
SDP	5
ATL	5
LAD	5
COL	4
STL	4
OAK	3
CHC	3
MIA	3
MIL	3
SEA	2
HOU	2
CIN	1
PIT	1
PHI	1
CHW	1

61 Pitchers
Jon Niese	3
Gio Gonzalez	3
David Carpenter	2
Sean Manaea	2
AJ Ramos	1
Wade Miley	1
Tim Cooney	1
Brett Anderson	1
Alex Wood	1
Ross Detwiler	1
Andrew Chafin	1
Walker Buehler	1
Mike Minor	1
Luis Garcia	1
Madison Bumgarner	1
Eric Lauer	1
Zack Greinke	1
Fernando Salas	1
Josh Collmenter	1
Ryan Hendrix	1
Sean Gilmartin	1
Tyler Kinley	1
Steven Matz	1
Tyler Anderson	1
Sam Clay	1
Kris Medlen	1
Blake Snell	1
Jeff Samardzija	1
Josh Hader	1
David Price	1
Chris Hatcher	1
Joe Mantiply	1
Josh Smoker	1
Chris Narveson	1
Heath Bell	1
Nick Margevicius	1
Edwin Jackson	1
Brandon Kintzler	1
Bartolo Colón	1
Caleb Smith	1
Kyle Freeland	1
Justin Miller	1
Anthony Misiewicz	1
John Danks	1
Tom Gorzelanny	1
Pedro Avila	1
Adrián Morejón	1
Taylor Jordan	1
Xavier Cedeño	1
Ricky Nolasco	1
Matt Belisle	1
Charlie Morton	1
Jordan Zimmermann	1
Burch Smith	1
Clayton Kershaw	1
Alex Vesia	1
Rafael Montero	1
Tyler Clippard	1
Jorge De La Rosa	1
Wade LeBlanc	1
Jake Arrieta	1

17 Parks
CitizensBank (PHI)	23
Oracle Park (SFO)	16
Nationals Pk (WAS)	4
Citi Field (NYC)	3
RingCentral Col (OAK)	2
Turner Fld (ATL)	2
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	2
loanDepot pk (MIA)	2
Dodger Stad (LOS)	2
Coors Fld (DEN)	2
Chase Field (PHO)	2
Petco Pk (SAN)	2
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Am Fam Field (MIL)	1
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	1
PNC Pk (PIT)	1
Truist Pk (ATL)	1

Where Hit
7	30
78	20
8	11
9	4
89	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	17
2	16
5	9
6	8
4	8
7+	6
1	3

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	61
2·HR gms	3

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	39
1--	15
-2-	5
1-3	4
12-	2
123	1
--3	1

103 RBI
RISP	13
0 on	39
1 on	21
2 on	6
3 on	1
Any on	28

Inning
1	5
2	9
3	6
4	13
5	8
6	5
7	11
8	7
9	3

1-3	20
4-6	26
7-end	21

RelScore
+4..	6
+3	3
+2	4
+1	7
Tied	20
-1	7
-2	11
-3	3
-4..	6

Ahead	20
Tied	20
Behind	27

Before event,
for batter

Count
2-2	11
0-1	10
3-2	9
0-2	8
1-1	8
1-0	6
2-1	4
1-2	3
0-0	3
2-0	3
3-1	2

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	28
LF	20
RF	11
PH	6
DH	2

OrderPos
5th	21
4th	11
6th	10
2nd	7
3rd	5
9th	5
7th	4
1st	4

Leverage
High Lev	12
Medium Lev	26
Low Lev	29

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2012	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2012-09-25	PHI		WSN	Ross Detwiler	behind 0-1	b 2	2	---	6,(3-2) BBBCSX	1	7	7	0.116	51%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2	2	2	1	2012-10-02	PHI	@	WSN	Tom Gorzelanny	tied 0-0	t 4	0	---	5,(2-2) SBBCX	1	5	7	0.129	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
3	3	3	2	2012-10-02	PHI	@	WSN	Tyler Clippard	behind 1-3	t 8	0	---	3,(0-2) .FFX	1	5	7	0.117	25%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2013	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	2013-07-10	PHI		WSN	Gio Gonzalez	behind 0-4	b 7	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	3	0.035	7%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
5	5	2	1	2013-07-13 (1)	PHI		CHW	John Danks	behind 2-3	b 7	1	---	8,(2-2) SBFBFFFX	1	7	3	0.255	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
6	6	3	1	2013-08-02	PHI		ATL	Kris Medlen	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	10,(3-2) BCFBFBFFFX	1	4	7	0.116	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
7	7	4	1	2013-08-06	PHI		CHC	Edwin Jackson	ahead 6-5	b 5	2	---	5,(3-1) BBFBX	1	5	9	0.120	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
8	8	5	1	2013-08-08	PHI		CHC	Jeff Samardzija	ahead 2-0	b 3	2	-2-	3,(0-2) CCX	2	5	9	0.127	90%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); C. Utley Scores
9	9	6	1	2013-08-10	PHI	@	WSN	Taylor Jordan	tied 0-0	t 2	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	5	9	0.174	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. Brown Scores
10	10	7	1	2013-08-14	PHI	@	ATL	David Carpenter	behind 2-6	t 9	0	---	8,(3-2) .CSBBFBFX	1	5	9	0.016	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
11	11	8	1	2013-08-18	PHI		LAD	Ricky Nolasco	behind 0-2	b 4	2	---	5,(2-2) CSBBX	1	5	9	0.121	36%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
12	12	9	1	2013-08-22	PHI		COL	Matt Belisle	behind 1-4	b 8	2	-2-	3,(1-1) BSX	2	6	9	0.128	18%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); C. Utley Scores
13	13	10	1	2013-08-23	PHI		ARI	Wade Miley	tied 0-0	b 2	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	9	0.122	63%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
14	14	11	1	2013-08-24	PHI		ARI	Heath Bell	behind 5-7	b 8	2	1--	4,(2-1) BCBX	2	6	3	0.421	52%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); C. Ruiz Scores
15	15	12	1	2013-09-01	PHI	@	CHC	Jake Arrieta	behind 0-2	t 4	1	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	4	9	0.110	34%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
16	16	13	1	2013-09-08	PHI		ATL	David Carpenter	tied 2-2	b 8	0	---	6,(3-2) ..SCBB*BX	1	4	9	0.278	88%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
17	17	14	1	2013-09-16	PHI		MIA	Chris Hatcher	ahead 9-2	b 6	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	6	3	0.004	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); D. Brown Scores
2014	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	2014-05-27	PHI		COL	Jorge De La Rosa	behind 0-1	b 4	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	5	3	0.149	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
19	19	2	1	2014-08-11	PHI		NYM	Jon Niese	behind 0-1	b 4	1	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	6	7	0.260	68%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF); C. Ruiz Scores
20	20	3	1	2014-08-26	PHI		WSN	Gio Gonzalez	ahead 2-0	b 6	2	---	6,(2-2) CBBCFX	1	5	3	0.072	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2015	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	2015-04-12	PHI		WSN	Xavier Cedeño	behind 1-2	b 7	0	---	4,(2-1) ..BBSX	1	9	PH	0.243	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
22	22	2	1	2015-04-30	PHI	@	STL	Tim Cooney	behind 1-3	t 3	0	---	4,(0-2) CCFX	1	3	7	0.105	38%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
23	23	3	1	2015-05-17	PHI		ARI	Josh Collmenter	ahead 1-0	b 4	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	4	3	0.106	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
24	24	4	1	2015-07-04	PHI	@	ATL	Alex Wood	behind 1-9	t 5	2	12-	3,(1-1) CBX	3	5	7	0.027	4%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); A. Blanco Scores; J. Francoeur Scores
25	25	5	1	2015-08-22	PHI	@	MIA	AJ Ramos	ahead 3-2	t 9	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	3	0.092	93%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
26	26	6	1	2015-08-27	PHI		NYM	Jon Niese	ahead 3-0	b 3	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	6	3	0.094	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); A. Altherr Scores
27	27	7	1	2015-09-01	PHI	@	NYM	Jon Niese	ahead 2-0	t 3	2	1-3	4,(0-2) CSFX	3	5	3	0.181	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); A. Altherr Scores; J. Francoeur Scores
28	28	8	1	2015-09-16	PHI		WSN	Gio Gonzalez	behind 0-2	b 4	2	1--	2,(0-1) FX	2	5	3	0.255	51%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); A. Blanco Scores
29	29	9	1	2015-09-22	PHI	@	MIA	Chris Narveson	ahead 4-0	t 7	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	4	3	0.023	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
30	30	10	1	2015-09-25	PHI	@	WSN	Jordan Zimmermann	ahead 5-1	t 5	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	4	3	0.043	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
31	31	11	1	2015-09-29	PHI		NYM	Bartolo Colón	tied 0-0	b 1	1	12-	4,(1-2) CFBX	3	4	3	0.225	81%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF); O. Herrera Scores; A. Altherr Scores
32	32	12	1	2015-10-01	PHI		NYM	Sean Gilmartin	tied 0-0	b 4	2	-2-	6,(3-2) CF*BBBX	2	5	3	0.236	78%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); J. Francoeur Scores
2016	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
33	33	1	1	2016-09-23	PHI	@	NYM	Josh Smoker	behind 3-7	t 6	0	1--	7,(3-2) .CSBFB*BX	2	9	PH	0.108	21%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); C. Asche Scores
34	34	2	1	2016-09-24	PHI	@	NYM	Rafael Montero	ahead 7-0	t 4	2	1-3	3,(0-2) SSX	3	6	7	0.020	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); M. Franco Scores; T. Joseph Scores
35	35	3	1	2016-10-01	PHI		NYM	Fernando Salas	behind 2-4	b 7	2	---	5,(2-2) .FCBBX	1	9	PH	0.126	27%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2020	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
36	36	1	1	2020-08-15	SFG		OAK	Burch Smith	tied 3-3	b 7	1	1-3	5,(2-2) BS*BFX	3	7	7	0.230	94%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); E. Longoria Scores; W. Flores Scores
37	37	2	1	2020-09-05	SFG		ARI	Madison Bumgarner	tied 1-1	b 2	0	---	6,(2-2) CCBFBX	1	5	7	0.104	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
38	38	3	1	2020-09-08	SFG		SEA	Anthony Misiewicz	tied 5-5	b 7	1	---	3,(1-1) .BCX	1	2	PH	0.218	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
39	39	4	1	2020-09-17	SFG		SEA	Nick Margevicius	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---	4,(1-2) CCBX	1	5	7	0.105	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
40	40	5	1	2020-09-20	SFG	@	OAK	Mike Minor	ahead 2-0	t 4	0	1--	3,(0-2) CSX	2	4	7	0.120	88%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF); B. Belt Scores
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
41	41	1	1	2021-04-05	SFG	@	SDP	Adrián Morejón	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	7,(3-2) BFSFBBX	1	5	7	0.110	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
42	42	2	1	2021-04-07	SFG	@	SDP	Blake Snell	tied 0-0	t 2	1	-2-	2,(0-1) CX	2	6	7	0.172	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); E. Longoria Scores
43	43	3	1	2021-04-21	SFG	@	PHI	Brandon Kintzler	behind 1-4	t 7	1	1-3	3,(0-2) .CFX	3	9	PH	0.289	46%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); W. Flores Scores; B. Crawford Scores
44	44	4	1	2021-05-05	SFG	@	COL	Tyler Kinley	behind 2-6	t 7	2	--3	2,(0-1) CX	2	9	7	0.085	14%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); S. Duggar Scores
45	45	5	1	2021-05-15	SFG	@	PIT	Tyler Anderson	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	5,(3-1) BBCBX	1	2	9	0.100	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
46	46	6	1	2021-05-20	SFG	@	CIN	Ryan Hendrix	ahead 8-0	t 3	2	1--	4,(2-1) .FBBX	2	2	3	0.019	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Yastrzemski Scores
47	47	7	1	2021-07-04	SFG	@	ARI	Caleb Smith	ahead 3-0	t 6	2	1--	5,(1-2) CBCFX	2	5	3	0.095	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); B. Posey Scores
48	48	8	1	2021-07-07	SFG		STL	Justin Miller	ahead 3-2	b 8	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	1	3	0.085	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); A. Slater Scores
49	49	9	1	2021-07-09	SFG		WSN	Sam Clay	tied 3-3	b 5	2	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	5	3	0.158	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
50	50	10	1	2021-07-18	SFG	@	STL	Wade LeBlanc	behind 0-1	t 4	0	---	6,(2-2) CBCBFX	1	4	3	0.129	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
51	51	11	1	2021-07-31	SFG		HOU	Zack Greinke	tied 5-5	b 5	0	---	6,(3-2) .CFBBBX	1	3	3	0.144	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
52	52	12	1	2021-08-01	SFG		HOU	Luis Garcia	ahead 3-2	b 5	2	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	6	3	0.186	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); B. Crawford Scores
53	53	13	1	2021-08-08	SFG	@	MIL	Brett Anderson	tied 0-0	t 1	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	3	3	0.101	56%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
54	54	14	1	2021-08-21	SFG	@	OAK	Andrew Chafin	behind 3-5	t 7	1	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	4	7	0.114	26%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
55	55	15	1	2021-09-06	SFG	@	COL	Kyle Freeland	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	3,(0-2) CCX	1	1	3	0.090	59%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
56	56	16	1	2021-10-01	SFG		SDP	Pedro Avila	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	8,(3-2) BCCBFBFX	1	2	7	0.102	63%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
2022	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
57	57	1	1	2022-05-07	SFG		STL	Steven Matz	ahead 6-3	b 2	1	1--	5,(2-2) CSBBX	2	4	DH	0.090	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); B. Belt Scores
58	58	2	1	2022-05-20	SFG		SDP	Sean Manaea	behind 1-4	b 3	0	1--	3,(1-1) 1CBX	2	2	7	0.166	43%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); A. Slater Scores
59	59	3	2	2022-05-20	SFG		SDP	Sean Manaea	behind 3-4	b 5	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	7	0.163	54%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
60	60	4	1	2022-06-10	SFG		LAD	Walker Buehler	ahead 2-1	b 4	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	5	3	0.109	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
61	61	5	2	2022-06-10	SFG		LAD	David Price	ahead 6-2	b 8	1	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	5	3	0.007	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
62	62	6	1	2022-06-22	SFG	@	ATL	Charlie Morton	ahead 1-0	t 4	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	5	9	0.112	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
63	63	7	1	2022-07-06	SFG	@	ARI	Joe Mantiply	behind 2-4	t 8	0	1--	3,(1-1) .1FBX	2	1	PH	0.302	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); A. Slater Scores
64	64	8	1	2022-07-15	SFG		MIL	Josh Hader	behind 3-5	b 9	1	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	2	7	0.066	11%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
65	65	9	1	2022-07-16	SFG		MIL	Eric Lauer	tied 0-0	b 6	2	---	6,(2-2) BCBCFX	1	3	3	0.193	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
66	66	10	1	2022-07-21	SFG	@	LAD	Alex Vesia	behind 1-5	t 7	2	123	5,(2-2) SB*BFX	4	1	DH	0.349	43%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); L. González Scores; T. Estrada Scores; A. Slater Scores
67	67	11	1	2022-07-24	SFG	@	LAD	Clayton Kershaw	behind 2-4	t 5	1	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	3	3	0.203	47%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); W. Flores Scores