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Red RuffingvsDanny Darwin

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Red Ruffing

1924–1947 · 22 seasons

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Danny Darwin

1978–1998 · 21 seasons

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At a glance

Red Ruffing and Danny Darwin: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Red Ruffing	Stat	Danny Darwin
22	Seasons	21
84.0	Career VAL	77.8
9.4 (1937)	Peak-season VAL	9.2 (1990)
Inducted 1967	Hall of Fame	—
6×	All-Star Selections	—

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board).

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Red Ruffing and Danny Darwin have
Red Ruffing	Stat	Danny Darwin
Career
882	Games	722
Batting
521	Hits	39
36	Home runs	2
273	RBI	22
209	Runs	15
1	Stolen bases	2
97

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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.269	Batting avg	.128

.306	On-base %	.146

.389	Slugging %	.197

85	OPS+	-7

Pitching
273	Wins	171
225	Losses	182
16	Saves	32
4344.0	Innings pitched	3016.2
1,987	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,942
3.80	ERA	3.84
1.34	WHIP	1.27
114	ERA+	107

Pitching

273

Wins

171

225

Losses

182

Saves

4344.0

Innings pitched

3016.2

1,987

Strikeouts (pitching)

1,942

3.80

ERA

3.84

1.34

WHIP

1.27

114

ERA+

107

Age	Red Ruffing	Danny Darwin
20	2.2	—
21	1.8	—
22	0	—
23	5.7	2.5
24	0.2	3.4
25	5.5	2.3
26	2.5	1.1
27	1.5	5.9
28	2.2	5
29	3.5	2.7
30	7.1	7.7
31	6.7	7.3
32	9.4	4.2
33	7.7	5.4
34	7	9.2
35	4.9	0
36	4.1	2.9
37	5.9	7.9
38	—	0
39	—	0
40	3.3	8
41	2.8	1.7
42	0	0.6

Age	Red Ruffing	Danny Darwin
20	2.2	—
21	1.8	—
22	0	—
23	5.7	2.5
24	0.2	3.4
25	5.5	2.3
26	2.5	1.1
27	1.5	5.9
28	2.2	5
29	3.5	2.7
30	7.1	7.7
31	6.7	7.3
32	9.4	4.2
33	7.7	5.4
34	7	9.2
35	4.9	0
36	4.1	2.9
37	5.9	7.9
38	—	0
39	—	0
40	3.3	8
41	2.8	1.7
42	0	0.6

Age	Red Ruffing	Danny Darwin
20	2.2	—
21	1.8	—
22	0	—
23	5.7	2.5
24	0.2	3.4
25	5.5	2.3
26	2.5	1.1
27	1.5	5.9
28	2.2	5
29	3.5	2.7
30	7.1	7.7
31	6.7	7.3
32	9.4	4.2
33	7.7	5.4
34	7	9.2
35	4.9	0
36	4.1	2.9
37	5.9	7.9
38	—	0
39	—	0
40	3.3	8
41	2.8	1.7
42	0	0.6

Age	Red Ruffing	Danny Darwin
20	2.2	—
21	1.8	—
22	0	—
23	5.7	2.5
24	0.2	3.4
25	5.5	2.3
26	2.5	1.1
27	1.5	5.9
28	2.2	5
29	3.5	2.7
30	7.1	7.7
31	6.7	7.3
32	9.4	4.2
33	7.7	5.4
34	7	9.2
35	4.9	0
36	4.1	2.9
37	5.9	7.9
38	—	0
39	—	0
40	3.3	8
41	2.8	1.7
42	0	0.6