Dick Ruthven

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1973-1986)

W–L 123–127
ERA 4.14
WHIP 1.39
SO 1,145
Pitcher PIV 1232.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 190 lb
Born
3/27/1951 in Sacramento, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1973-04-17
Last Game
1986-05-01
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Richard David Ruthven

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
123 127 355 332 61 17 1 2109.0 2,155 970 165 767 1,145 4.14 1232.9

Career ERA 4.14 vs. league average 3.80 across their career seasons — 8.8% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1973 PHI NL 6 9 25 23 3 1 1 128.3 125 60 75 98 4.21 3.75 (-12%) -413.1
1974 PHI NL 9 13 35 35 6 0 0 212.7 182 95 116 153 4.02 3.63 (-11%) 759.6
1975 PHI NL 2 2 11 7 0 0 0 40.7 37 19 22 26 4.20 3.71 (-13%) 67.9
1976 ATL NL 14 17 36 36 8 4 0 240.3 255 112 90 142 4.19 3.51 (-19%) 521.4
1977 ATL NL 7 13 25 23 6 2 0 151.0 158 71 62 84 4.23 4.00 (-6%) -316.7
1978 ATL NL 2 6 13 13 2 1 0 81.0 78 37 28 45 4.11 3.69 (-12%) -218.2
1978 PHI NL 13 5 20 20 9 2 0 150.7 136 50 28 75 2.99 3.69 (+19%) 1547.9
1979 PHI NL 7 5 20 20 3 2 0 122.3 121 58 37 58 4.27 4.00 (-7%) 624.0
1980 PHI NL 17 10 33 33 6 1 0 223.3 241 88 74 86 3.55 3.84 (+8%) 1760.1
1981 PHI NL 12 7 23 22 5 0 0 146.7 162 84 54 80 5.15 3.58 (-44%) 82.7
1982 PHI NL 11 11 33 31 8 2 0 204.3 189 86 59 115 3.79 3.86 (+2%) 918.0
1983 PHI NL 1 3 7 7 0 0 0 33.7 46 21 10 26 5.61 3.87 (-45%) -134.6
1983 CHN NL 12 9 25 25 5 2 0 149.3 156 68 28 73 4.10 3.87 (-6%) -28.7
1984 CHN NL 6 10 23 22 0 0 0 126.7 154 71 41 55 5.04 3.81 (-32%) -1872.8
1985 CHN NL 4 7 20 15 0 0 0 87.3 103 44 37 26 4.53 3.89 (-16%) -785.0
1986 CHN NL 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 10.7 12 6 6 3 5.06 3.97 (-27%) -1279.6
Career · 16 seasons 123 127 355 332 61 17 1 2,109.0 2,155 970 767 1,145 4.14 — 1,233

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
363 671 42 123 18 5 1 44 2 16 212 .183 .205 .230 .435 -2,452

Career AVG .183 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 29.4% below league average.

Career OBP .205 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 36.8% below league average.

Career SLG .230 vs. league average .384 across their career seasons — 40.2% below league average.

Career OPS .435 vs. league average .709 across their career seasons — 38.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1973 PHI NL 27 38 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 1 14 .132 — — — — 0.0
1974 PHI NL 35 68 1 13 1 0 0 5 1 0 19 .191 .256 (-26%) .324 (-41%) .369 (-44%) .693 (-43%) -450.7
1975 PHI NL 12 13 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .154 — — — — 0.0
1976 ATL NL 37 76 6 13 1 0 0 5 0 3 21 .171 .255 (-33%) .320 (-34%) .360 (-49%) .681 (-42%) -473.2
1977 ATL NL 25 45 4 12 1 1 1 3 0 2 15 .267 — — — — 0.0
1978 ATL NL 13 24 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .083 — — — — 0.0
1978 PHI NL 21 53 7 15 0 2 0 4 0 1 14 .283 .257 (+10%) .323 (-8%) .378 (-5%) .702 (-7%) 0.0
1979 PHI NL 21 41 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 .146 — — — — 0.0
1980 PHI NL 33 68 7 16 5 1 0 8 1 2 22 .235 .264 (-11%) .326 (-21%) .387 (-13%) .714 (-17%) -198.5
1981 PHI NL 23 50 2 7 3 0 0 5 0 2 14 .140 .255 (-45%) .320 (-46%) .368 (-46%) .688 (-46%) -357.6
1982 PHI NL 33 64 2 7 1 1 0 5 0 0 26 .109 .261 (-58%) .324 (-67%) .388 (-60%) .712 (-63%) -655.3
1983 PHI NL 7 9 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .111 — — — — 0.0
1983 CHN NL 25 53 5 12 1 0 0 3 0 2 13 .226 .260 (-13%) .324 (-22%) .389 (-37%) .714 (-30%) 0.0
1984 CHN NL 25 44 2 7 3 0 0 2 0 1 18 .159 — — — — 0.0
1985 CHN NL 20 24 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 .208 — — — — 0.0
1986 CHN NL 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 363 671 42 123 18 5 1 44 2 16 212 .183 — — — — -2,135

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1981 NEDIV PHI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1980 NLCS PHI 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
1980 WS PHI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1978 NLCS PHI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 2 5 4 0 26.7 21 10 6 14 3.38

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1981 NEDIV PHI 0 1 1 1 0 4.0 3 2 1 0 4.50
1980 NLCS PHI 1 0 2 1 0 9.0 3 2 5 4 2.00
1980 WS PHI 0 0 1 1 0 9.0 9 3 0 7 3.00
1978 NLCS PHI 0 1 1 1 0 4.7 6 3 0 3 5.79

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1893312462118.187
Away1743401861026.179

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home1861110.111214814056133.90
Away169998.210344893625324.41

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1986-05-01 CHCLADL 000000000
1986-04-27 CHCWSNW 100000001
1986-04-20 CHCPITL 000000000
1986-04-19 CHCPITL 000000000
1986-04-18 CHCPITL 000000000
1986-04-13 CHCPITL 000000000
1985-08-09 CHCNYNL 101000000
1985-08-03 CHCNYNL 100000000
1985-07-30 CHCSTLL 000000000
1985-07-26 CHCLADL 201000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1986-05-01 CHCLAD — 1.0211100
1986-04-27 CHCWSN — 2.0333101
1986-04-20 CHCPIT — 0.2000000
1986-04-19 CHCPIT — 2.0211001
1986-04-18 CHCPIT — 2.0211111
1986-04-13 CHCPIT — 3.0330321
1985-08-09 CHCNYN — 1.0311000
1985-08-03 CHCNYN — 6.21132110
1985-07-30 CHCSTL — 1.2300000
1985-07-26 CHCLAD L 5.01055332

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 355 332 149 298 41 19

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1973 PHI P 25 23 6 23 6 2
1974 PHI P 35 35 7 30 7 2
1975 PHI P 11 7 2 5 2 1
1976 ATL P 36 36 18 44 1 2
1977 ATL P 25 23 10 16 5 1
1978 ATL P 13 13 9 13 7 0
1978 PHI P 20 20 8 23 1 0
1979 PHI P 20 20 6 9 1 1
1980 PHI P 33 33 21 33 6 3
1981 PHI P 23 22 11 20 1 0
1982 PHI P 33 31 22 16 1 1
1983 PHI P 7 7 1 4 0 2
1983 CHN P 25 25 15 31 2 2
1984 CHN P 23 22 8 19 0 1
1985 CHN P 20 15 5 11 1 1
1986 CHN P 6 0 0 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 355

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1982 Pitcher of the Month May

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1986 CHN NL $1,050,000
1985 CHN NL $766,667
Total Career Earnings $1,816,667

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
California State University Fresno Fresno CA 1971, 1972

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Dick Ruthven (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Jon Garland
    136-125, 4.37 ERA
  2. 97
    Danny Jackson
    112-131, 4.01 ERA
  3. 93
    Pat Hentgen
    131-112, 4.32 ERA
  4. 90
    Mark Gubicza
    132-136, 3.96 ERA
  5. 89
    Milt Wilcox
    119-113, 4.07 ERA
  6. 86
    Richard Dotson
    111-113, 4.23 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Dick Ruthven

What years did Dick Ruthven play?
Dick Ruthven played in Major League Baseball from 1973 to 1986.
Was Dick Ruthven a pitcher?
Yes. Dick Ruthven pitched in the major leagues, recording 123 wins and 1145 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dick Ruthven hit?
Dick Ruthven hit 1 career home runs with 123 hits.