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Red Ruffing played 22 major-league seasons (1924-1947) as a P (624), OF (3). Career totals and every year-by-year line below come from the SABR/Lahman database (CC BY-SA), covering 1871-2025.
Showing 22 season lines
| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | 19 | BOS | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .571 | 48 |
| 1925 | 20 | BOS | 37 | 79 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .215 | .551 | 43 |
| 1926 | 21 | BOS | 37 | 51 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .196 | .501 | 35 |
| 1927 | 22 | BOS | 29 | 55 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .255 | .613 | 63 |
| 1928 | 23 | BOS | 60 | 121 | 12 | 38 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .314 | .818 | 119 |
| 1929 | 24 | BOS | 60 | 114 | 9 | 35 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .307 | .763 | 101 |
| 1930 | 25 | BOS|NYA | 58 | 110 | 17 | 40 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 8 | .364 | .984 | 153 |
| 1931 | 26 | NYA | 48 | 109 | 14 | 36 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .330 | .841 | 125 |
| 1932 | 27 | NYA | 55 | 124 | 20 | 38 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 10 | .306 | .782 | 108 |
| 1933 | 28 | NYA | 55 | 115 | 10 | 29 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 15 | .252 | .643 | 75 |
| 1934 | 29 | NYA | 45 | 113 | 11 | 28 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .248 | .601 | 60 |
| 1935 | 30 | NYA | 50 | 109 | 13 | 37 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .339 | .849 | 124 |
| 1936 | 31 | NYA | 53 | 127 | 14 | 37 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 12 | .291 | .797 | 102 |
| 1937 | 32 | NYA | 54 | 129 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 24 | .202 | .523 | 37 |
| 1938 | 33 | NYA | 45 | 107 | 12 | 24 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 21 | .224 | .695 | 80 |
| 1939 | 34 | NYA | 44 | 114 | 12 | 35 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 18 | .307 | .689 | 83 |
| 1940 | 35 | NYA | 33 | 89 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .124 | .354 | -6 |
| 1941 | 36 | NYA | 38 | 89 | 10 | 27 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 12 | .303 | .816 | 122 |
| 1942 | 37 | NYA | 30 | 80 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 13 | .250 | .640 | 86 |
| 1945 | 40 | NYA | 21 | 46 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .217 | .543 | 61 |
| 1946 | 41 | NYA | 8 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .120 | .314 | -9 |
| 1947 | 42 | CHA | 14 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .208 | .448 | 29 |
| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | IP | SO | BB | ERA | ERA+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | 19 | BOS | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 6.65 | 64 |
| 1925 | 20 | BOS | 37 | 27 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 217.1 | 64 | 75 | 5.01 | 88 |
| 1926 | 21 | BOS | 37 | 22 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 166 | 58 | 68 | 4.39 | 91 |
| 1927 | 22 | BOS | 26 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 158.1 | 77 | 87 | 4.66 | 89 |
| 1928 | 23 | BOS | 42 | 34 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 289.1 | 118 | 96 | 3.89 | 104 |
| 1929 | 24 | BOS | 35 | 30 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 244.1 | 109 | 118 | 4.86 | 87 |
| 1930 | 25 | BOS|NYA | 38 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 221.2 | 131 | 68 | 4.38 | 106 |
| 1931 | 26 | NYA | 37 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 237 | 132 | 87 | 4.41 | 99 |
| 1932 | 27 | NYA | 35 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 259 | 190 | 115 | 3.09 | 145 |
| 1933 | 28 | NYA | 35 | 28 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 235 | 122 | 93 | 3.91 | 110 |
| 1934 | 29 | NYA | 36 | 31 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 256.1 | 149 | 104 | 3.93 | 114 |
| 1935 | 30 | NYA | 30 | 29 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 222 | 81 | 76 | 3.12 | 143 |
| 1936 | 31 | NYA | 33 | 33 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 271 | 102 | 90 | 3.85 | 131 |
| 1937 | 32 | NYA | 31 | 31 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 256.1 | 131 | 68 | 2.98 | 155 |
| 1938 | 33 | NYA | 31 | 31 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 247.1 | 127 | 82 | 3.31 | 145 |
| 1939 | 34 | NYA | 28 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 233.1 | 95 | 75 | 2.93 | 158 |
| 1940 | 35 | NYA | 30 | 30 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 226 | 97 | 76 | 3.38 | 129 |
| 1941 | 36 | NYA | 23 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 185.2 | 60 | 54 | 3.54 | 117 |
| 1942 | 37 | NYA | 24 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 193.2 | 80 | 41 | 3.21 | 114 |
| 1945 | 40 | NYA | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 87.1 | 24 | 20 | 2.89 | 116 |
| 1946 | 41 | NYA | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 19 | 23 | 1.77 | 198 |
| 1947 | 42 | CHA | 9 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 53 | 11 | 16 | 6.11 | 61 |
| Year | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | P | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | P | 37 | 0 | 7 | 50 | 1 | 3 |
| 1926 | P | 37 | 0 | 10 | 34 | 1 | 2 |
| 1927 | P | 26 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 1 | 1 |
| 1928 | P | 42 | 0 | 7 | 51 | 3 | 4 |
| 1929 | P | 35 | 0 | 7 | 46 | 3 | 1 |
| 1929 | OF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | P | 38 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 0 |
| 1931 | P | 37 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 1 |
| 1931 | OF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | P | 35 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 2 | 4 |
| 1933 | P | 35 | 0 | 8 | 45 | 2 | 5 |
| 1934 | P | 36 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 3 | 2 |
| 1935 | P | 30 | 0 | 17 | 26 | 0 | 3 |
| 1936 | P | 33 | 0 | 13 | 56 | 1 | 6 |
| 1937 | P | 31 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 1 | 2 |
| 1938 | P | 31 | 0 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 2 |
| 1939 | P | 28 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 2 | 2 |
| 1940 | P | 30 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 2 | 2 |
| 1941 | P | 23 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 3 |
| 1942 | P | 24 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 1 | 5 |
| 1945 | P | 11 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 1946 | P | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 1947 | P | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
Team codes are the source codes (e.g. NYN for the New York Mets, BS1 for the 1875 Boston club). OPS+ is league-season normalized, not park-adjusted; unrecorded source values (such as RBI in the earliest recorded seasons) are absent, never zero-filled.
Red Ruffing won: TSN All-Star 1937 (ML), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1938 (AL), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1938 (ML), TSN All-Star 1938 (ML), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1939 (AL), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1939 (ML), TSN All-Star 1939 (ML), Baseball Magazine All-Star 1941 (AL).
MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year voting history (4 ballot finishes, 0 wins). Full year pages: 1941, 1939, 1938, 1937.
| Year | Award | Lg | Rank | Points | First-place votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 8 | 18 / 80 | 0 |
| 1938 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 4 | 146 / 336 | 0 |
| 1939 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 5 | 116 / 336 | 0 |
| 1941 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 25 | 2 / 336 | 0 |
Every career total and season line is computed from the SABR / Sean Lahman baseball database (2025 edition, CC BY-SA 3.0), the same source behind our historical position leaderboards. Rate stats use league-season normalization only (OPS+ and ERA+ as marked, never park-adjusted); unrecorded early-era values stay absent rather than being invented. Career totals sum only what the source records.
Award winners and MVP / Cy Young / Rookie of the Year voting history come from the same database; the year pages live under MLB award voting history. Official transactions (2011 to the current season) come from the MLB StatsAPI feed on our transactions archive.