#3 George "Herman" Ruth, Starting Pitcher, 32 yrs, Philadelphia (N) Phillies
Friday, 10/1/1927 |
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| George Ruth
Herman
2/6/1895
32
USA,MD,BALTIMORE
6"2
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Starting Pitcher
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3 / 6 (Well Known)
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2.5 Stars
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$ 10,000,000
1929
11 Year(s), 11 Days (1903 total Days)
171 Day(s)
11 Year(s), 11 Days (1903 total Days)
13 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 5 | 7 | 10 | 88-91 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 6 | 8 | 10 | |
| Versus RHB | 5 | 7 | 9 | |
| Talent | 6 | 8 | 10 | |
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Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Versus LHP | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Versus RHP | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
P : 5 (Range), .968 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 39 | 39 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 4.61 | 252.0 | 282 | 152 | 129 | 90 | 85 | 1 | 2.6 | 0 | 22 | 56.4 |
| Projected | 34 | 34 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 4.61 | 221.0 | 247 | 133 | 113 | 79 | 75 | | | | | |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 13.4 | 10.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 28 | 15 | 53.6 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 4.16 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 324 | 90 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 51 | 26 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 | .327 | .358 | .685 |
| vs. RHB | 676 | 192 | 32 | 5 | 12 | 91 | 101 | 64 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .284 | .343 | .399 | .742 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 19 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3.71 | 128.2 | 133 | 64 | 53 | 48 | 40 |
| Road | 20 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 5.55 | 123.1 | 149 | 88 | 76 | 42 | 45 |
| Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Week | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.84 | 12.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| March/April | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.99 | 23.2 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 11 |
| May | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.96 | 51.2 | 46 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
| June | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4.95 | 43.2 | 48 | 31 | 24 | 16 | 12 |
| July | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.74 | 49.1 | 48 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 15 |
| August | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.36 | 48.2 | 67 | 36 | 29 | 23 | 15 |
| Sept./Oct. | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5.91 | 35.0 | 36 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 18 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 1916 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.95 | 42.2 | 37 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1.05 | .265 | NYA |
| 1917 | 41 | 41 | 15 | 23 | 0 | 3.17 | 352.1 | 320 | 157 | 124 | 8 | 123 | 141 | 30 | 1 | 1.26 | .269 | NYA |
| 1918 | 42 | 42 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 3.84 | 351.1 | 337 | 173 | 150 | 14 | 141 | 155 | 30 | 0 | 1.36 | .281 | NYA |
| 1919 | 37 | 37 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 3.84 | 312.0 | 354 | 159 | 133 | 5 | 94 | 139 | 28 | 1 | 1.44 | .324 | NYA |
| 1920 | 40 | 40 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 2.66 | 341.1 | 320 | 118 | 101 | 4 | 88 | 114 | 29 | 1 | 1.20 | .274 | NYA |
| 1921 | 38 | 38 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 4.18 | 314.2 | 345 | 170 | 146 | 12 | 100 | 101 | 24 | 1 | 1.41 | .298 | NYA |
| 1922 | 37 | 37 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 3.26 | 306.0 | 285 | 139 | 111 | 8 | 101 | 121 | 27 | 2 | 1.26 | .269 | NYA CIN |
| 1923 | 39 | 39 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 3.94 | 329.0 | 356 | 167 | 144 | 7 | 103 | 111 | 28 | 5 | 1.40 | .305 | CIN |
| 1924 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 4.09 | 162.2 | 169 | 86 | 74 | 3 | 54 | 48 | 16 | 1 | 1.37 | .282 | CIN |
| 1925 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 3.57 | 335.0 | 350 | 165 | 133 | 5 | 91 | 103 | 29 | 6 | 1.32 | .289 | CIN |
| 1926 | 38 | 38 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 3.72 | 316.2 | 328 | 159 | 131 | 7 | 109 | 93 | 25 | 1 | 1.38 | .283 | CIN PHI |
| 1927 | 39 | 39 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 4.61 | 252.0 | 282 | 152 | 129 | 13 | 90 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 1.48 | .298 | PHI |
| Total | 415 | 415 | 188 | 181 | 0 | 3.66 | 3415.2 | 3483 | 1660 | 1390 | 88 | 1102 | 1236 | 270 | 20 | 1.34 | .288 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
| 1914, AAA | 30 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 2.22 | 255.1 | 198 | 68 | 63 | 8 | 96 | 206 | 16 | 7 | 1.15 | .264 |
| 1915, AAA | 24 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2.93 | 190.1 | 166 | 75 | 62 | 11 | 91 | 159 | 10 | 3 | 1.35 | .284 |
| 1916, AAA | 30 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 1.90 | 255.2 | 190 | 66 | 54 | 8 | 93 | 204 | 20 | 7 | 1.11 | .256 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| 1923 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.23 | 44.0 | 46 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| 1925 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.21 | 33.1 | 50 | 28 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 1926 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.00 | 27.0 | 44 | 32 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4.57 | 104.1 | 140 | 72 | 53 | 28 | 29 | 8 | 1 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1916 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .188 | .313 | .500 | NYA |
| 1917 | 41 | 121 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | .116 | .123 | .140 | .263 | NYA |
| 1918 | 42 | 120 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 1 | .083 | .106 | .108 | .214 | NYA |
| 1919 | 37 | 113 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | .097 | .104 | .142 | .246 | NYA |
| 1920 | 40 | 118 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | .076 | .084 | .102 | .186 | NYA |
| 1921 | 38 | 114 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | .096 | .096 | .167 | .263 | NYA |
| 1922 | 37 | 109 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .101 | .117 | .165 | .282 | NYA CIN |
| 1923 | 39 | 111 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .099 | .130 | .144 | .275 | CIN |
| 1924 | 19 | 53 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .132 | .164 | .170 | .333 | CIN |
| 1925 | 40 | 127 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | .102 | .102 | .134 | .236 | CIN |
| 1926 | 38 | 109 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .046 | .063 | .083 | .145 | CIN PHI |
| 1927 | 39 | 90 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .156 | .198 | .211 | .409 | PHI |
| Total | 415 | 1201 | 119 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 62 | 69 | 18 | 249 | 0 | 1 | .099 | .114 | .142 | .256 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Pitcher | 39 | 39 | 23 | 42 | 2 | 67 | 2 | .970 | 252.0 | 2.39 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 3rd overall pick, by New York (A) in 1914...
Injured on 4/26/1915 with a Strained Left Groin, out for 5 weeks...
Earned first career win on 9/14/1916...
Had first career hit on 9/18/1916, off Tom Hughes (BOS)...
2/18/1920: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,307,143 through salary arbitration...
2/18/1921: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,178,571 through salary arbitration...
Hit first career homerun on 6/17/1921, off George Baumgardner (CLE)...
Won Player of the Week award on 10/3/1921, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA...
2/12/1922: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,178,571 through salary arbitration...
Traded from New York (A) to Cincinnati on 6/16/1922 (Going to CIN: P George Ruth. Going to NYA: P Bill Burwell, P Joe Genewich, P Tim McNamara)...
7/1/1922: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $7,230,000 per year, for 3 years.
Injured on 9/3/1922 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week...
Won World Series with Cincinnati in 1923...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1925, going 4-0, 1.00...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/25/1925, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA...
8/16/1925: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $10,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Traded from Cincinnati to Philadelphia (N) on 2/13/1926 (Going to PHI: P George Ruth. Going to CIN: P Trade AQ Bait)...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/13/1926, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA...
Won World Series with Philadelphia (N) in 1926...
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| Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA
1920 - 2.66 - 1st
1921 - 4.18 - 9th
1922 - 3.26 - 1st
1923 - 3.94 - 10th
1925 - 3.57 - 2nd
| WHIP
1920 - 1.20 - 3rd
1922 - 1.26 - 5th
1924 - 1.37 - 8th
1925 - 1.32 - 4th
| Wins
1920 - 24 - 4th
1921 - 16 - 7th
1922 - 21 - 6th
1923 - 19 - 9th
1925 - 20 - 7th
1926 - 25 - 1st
| Losses
1917 - 23 - 1st
1918 - 22 - 2nd
1919 - 21 - 1st
1921 - 17 - 4th
| IP
1917 - 352.1 - 5th
1918 - 351.1 - 6th
1919 - 312.0 - 7th
1920 - 341.1 - 6th
1921 - 314.2 - 5th
1922 - 306.0 - 10th
1923 - 329.0 - 8th
1925 - 335.0 - 2nd
1926 - 316.2 - 9th
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K's
1917 - 141 - 8th
1918 - 155 - 8th
1919 - 139 - 7th
1921 - 101 - 10th
1922 - 121 - 9th
1923 - 111 - 10th
1925 - 103 - 8th
1926 - 93 - 8th
| BB
1917 - 123 - 5th
1918 - 141 - 2nd
1919 - 94 - 4th
1921 - 100 - 3rd
1922 - 101 - 10th
1923 - 103 - 10th
1926 - 109 - 8th
| CG
1917 - 30 - 7th
1918 - 30 - 7th
1919 - 28 - 9th
1920 - 29 - 9th
1921 - 24 - 9th
1922 - 27 - 7th
1923 - 28 - 8th
1925 - 29 - 4th
| SHO
1921 - 1 - 9th
1922 - 2 - 7th
1923 - 5 - 1st
1925 - 6 - 1st
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