Dick Ruthven

Position: 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)

Debut: April 17, 1973 (Age 22-021d, 10,962nd in MLB history)
vs. MON 1.2 IP, 5 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER

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

W

123

L

127

ERA

4.14

G

355

GS

332

SV

IP

2109.0

SO

1145

WHIP

1.385

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1973	22	PHI	NL	6	9	.400	4.21	25	23	2	3	1	1	128.1	125	69	60	10	75	9	98	3	2	8	568	90	3.88	1.558	8.8	0.7	5.3	6.9	1.31
1974	23	PHI	NL	9	13	.409	4.02	35	35	0	6	0	0	212.2	182	106	95	11	116	7	153	3	3	10	922	94	3.49	1.401	7.7	0.5	4.9	6.5	1.32
1975	24	PHI-min	AAA	10	12	.455	3.18	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	TOL IL
1975	24	PHI	NL	2	2	.500	4.20	11	7	3	0	0	0	40.2	37	22	19	2	22	0	26	1	0	1	177	90	3.64	1.451	8.2	0.4	4.9	5.8	1.18
1976	25	ATL	NL	14	17	.452	4.19	36	36	0	8	4	0	240.1	255	112	112	14	90	8	142	8	5	4	1042	90	3.43	1.436	9.5	0.5	3.4	5.3	1.58	AS
1977	26	ATL	NL	7	13	.350	4.23	25	23	1	6	2	0	151.0	158	86	71	14	62	6	84	1	4	2	666	106	4.08	1.457	9.4	0.8	3.7	5.0	1.35
1978	27	TOT	NL	15	11	.577	3.38	33	33	0	11	3	0	231.2	214	95	87	21	56	3	120	1	1	6	937	112	3.47	1.165	8.3	0.8	2.2	4.7	2.14
1978	27	ATL	NL	2	6	.250	4.11	13	13	0	2	1	0	81.0	78	43	37	8	28	2	45	0	0	3	342	100	3.79	1.309	8.7	0.9	3.1	5.0	1.61
1978	27	PHI	NL	13	5	.722	2.99	20	20	0	9	2	0	150.2	136	52	50	13	28	1	75	1	1	3	595	120	3.29	1.088	8.1	0.8	1.7	4.5	2.68
1979	28	PHI	NL	7	5	.583	4.27	20	20	0	3	2	0	122.1	121	59	58	10	37	6	58	2	0	3	518	90	3.80	1.292	8.9	0.7	2.7	4.3	1.57
1980	29	PHI	NL	17	10	.630	3.55	33	33	0	6	1	0	223.1	241	99	88	9	74	9	86	3	3	4	944	107	3.54	1.410	9.7	0.4	3.0	3.5	1.16
1981	30	PHI	NL	12	7	.632	5.15	23	22	0	5	0	0	146.2	162	94	84	10	54	4	80	3	1	6	648	71	3.56	1.473	9.9	0.6	3.3	4.9	1.48	AS
1982	31	PHI	NL	11	11	.500	3.79	33	31	0	8	2	0	204.1	189	99	86	18	59	10	115	6	2	6	849	97	3.69	1.214	8.3	0.8	2.6	5.1	1.95
1983	32	TOT	NL	13	12	.520	4.38	32	32	0	5	2	0	183.0	202	101	89	22	38	3	99	3	0	1	775	86	3.91	1.311	9.9	1.1	1.9	4.9	2.61
1983	32	PHI	NL	1	3	.250	5.61	7	7	0	0	0	0	33.2	46	23	21	5	10	0	26	0	0	0	152	65	4.03	1.663	12.3	1.3	2.7	7.0	2.60
1983	32	CHC	NL	12	9	.571	4.10	25	25	0	5	2	0	149.1	156	78	68	17	28	3	73	3	0	1	623	93	3.88	1.232	9.4	1.0	1.7	4.4	2.61
1984	33	CHC-min	A	1	0	1.000	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	LOD CALL
1984	33	CHC	NL	6	10	.375	5.04	23	22	0	0	0	0	126.2	154	75	71	14	41	4	55	4	1	2	562	77	4.40	1.539	10.9	1.0	2.9	3.9	1.34
1985	34	CHC	NL	4	7	.364	4.53	20	15	3	0	0	0	87.1	103	49	44	6	37	3	26	0	0	0	392	88	4.25	1.603	10.6	0.6	3.8	2.7	0.70
1986	35	CHC	NL	0	0		5.06	6	0	3	0	0	0	10.2	12	9	6	4	6	0	3	0	0	0	47	82	8.77	1.688	10.1	3.4	5.1	2.5	0.50
14 Yrs				123	127	.492	4.14	355	332	12	61	17	1	2109.0	2155	1075	970	165	767	72	1145	38	22	53	9047	93	3.75	1.385	9.2	0.7	3.3	4.9	1.49
162 Game Avg.				12	13	.492	4.14	35	33	1	6	2	0	209	213	106	96	16	76	7	113	4	2	5	895	93	3.75	1.385	9.2	0.7	3.3	4.9	1.49
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
PHI (9 yrs)				78	65	.545	4.00	207	198	5	40	8	1	1262.2	1239	623	561	88	475	46	717	22	12	41	5373	93	3.60	1.357	8.8	0.6	3.4	5.1	1.51
CHC (4 yrs)				22	26	.458	4.55	74	62	6	5	2	0	374.0	425	211	189	41	112	10	157	7	1	3	1624	85	4.28	1.436	10.2	1.0	2.7	3.8	1.40
ATL (3 yrs)				23	36	.390	4.19	74	72	1	16	7	0	472.1	491	241	220	36	180	16	271	9	9	9	2050	97	3.70	1.421	9.4	0.7	3.4	5.2	1.51