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Richard
Ruffner		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 220
 
Born: August 20, 1967 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Zachary Matthews Award 2005   
All-Star Selections 2000    2001    2003   
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2000 32 TX GE $ 3,590,000 5 7 6 4 5 5 2 2 2 4 5 4 7 8 8 5 4 4
2001 33 TX GE $ 3,590,000 5 7 6 4 5 5 2 2 2 4 5 4 5 6 6 5 4 5
2002 34 TX GE $ 3,590,000 5 7 6 5 6 6 2 2 2 4 5 4 5 6 6 5 4 5
2003 35 TX GE $ 3,590,000 5 7 6 5 6 6 2 2 2 4 5 5 5 6 6 5 4 4
2004 36 TX GE $ 3,590,000 4 6 5 5 6 6 2 2 2 4 5 4 5 6 6 4 3 3
2005 37 TX GE $ 3,590,000 2 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 5 4 3 2 2
2006 38 TX GE   0 2 1 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 4 2 2 2
2007 39 TX GE   0 1 0 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 4 2 2 2
OOTP5 Min Ratings   0 1 0 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 4 2 2 2
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 3,590,000 5 7 6 5 6 6 2 2 2 4 5 5 7 8 8 5 4 5
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Tyson Bacon Award or Bick Horizon Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2000 32 TX GE 157 568 82 173 24 1 15 76 4 1 68 119 .305 .378 .430 .807 90.9 19.2
2001 33 TX GE 152 537 81 172 21 1 19 87 3 1 66 95 .320 .396 .469 .866 92.1 18.4
2002 34 TX GE 151 510 81 168 28 1 19 80 1 1 64 74 .329 .403 .500 .903 98.8 22.9
2003 35 TX GE 147 550 83 168 32 2 17 71 0 0 58 78 .305 .373 .464 .836 88.3 18.3
2004 36 TX GE 154 497 53 125 31 0 6 51 0 0 60 92 .252 .336 .350 .686 56.7 6.2
2005 37 TX GE 134 453 61 120 29 3 13 50 2 0 49 108 .265 .342 .428 .771 65.5 12.2
2006 38 TX GE 4 7 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .429 .429 .429 .857 1.1 0.0
    AAA   2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2  
    AA   26 40 2 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 13 .225 .326 .250 .576 3.8  
2007 39 AA   54 162 20 39 8 0 1 15 0 1 20 36 .241 .324 .309 .633 16.9  
7 Years Sim 899 3122 442 929 165 8 89 415 10 3 365 567 .298 .373 .441 .814 493.4 97.2
1 Years AAA 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2  
2 Years AA 80 202 22 48 9 0 1 16 0 1 26 49 .238 .332 .297 .629 20.7  
3 Years Minors 82 204 22 48 9 0 1 16 0 1 26 49 .235 .329 .294 .623 20.5  
162 Game Average 562 79 167 29 1 16 74 1 0 65 102 .298 .373 .441 .814 88.9  
Career Highs 157 568 83 173 32 3 19 87 4 1 68 119 .429 .429 .500 .903 98.8  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2354 332 717 136 5 72 327 9 3 265 426 .305 .376 .458 .834 392.4
vs LH   768 110 212 29 3 17 88 1 0 100 141 .276 .363 .388 .751 110.8
Home 449 1519 225 487 74 5 52 234 5 1 167 251 .321 .389 .479 .868 269.6
Away 450 1603 217 442 91 3 37 181 5 2 198 316 .276 .357 .405 .762 233.5
RISP   760 0 236 29 3 24 304 0 0 132 142 .311 .405 .451 .857 143.1
Pinch Hitting   86 8 30 6 0 4 17 0 0 7 11 .349 .400 .558 .958 17.1
Close/Late   386 49 121 21 0 13 51 0 0 55 72 .313 .402 .469 .871 70.6
Mar/Apr 144 502 66 130 25 0 17 60 1 0 48 80 .259 .326 .410 .736 67.3
May 152 524 73 143 25 4 15 72 1 0 61 108 .273 .347 .422 .769 77.6
June 143 503 84 160 24 2 14 65 1 2 63 97 .318 .393 .457 .850 87.6
July 141 496 62 146 31 0 10 64 4 1 57 101 .294 .369 .417 .786 75.4
August 156 543 71 172 32 1 13 66 0 0 69 83 .317 .395 .451 .846 93.6
Sep/Oct 163 554 86 178 28 1 20 88 3 0 67 98 .321 .400 .484 .884 101.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Zachary Matthews Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
2000 32 TX GE C 153 144 1312.3 954 63 4 4 .996 6.97 114 41 .360 8 8.3
2001 33 TX GE C 144 138 1249.7 921 60 4 5 .996 7.07 112 33 .295 8 6.1
2002 34 TX GE C 141 127 1163.7 859 58 6 3 .993 7.09 109 38 .349 2 7.6
    3B 4 3 34.3 2 8 0 0 1.000 2.62 0 0 .000 0 0.2
    RF 2 2 24.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.13 0 0 .000 0 0.0
2003 35 TX GE C 145 137 1255.3 999 69 10 3 .991 7.66 108 44 .407 4 10.1
2004 36 TX GE C 140 125 1158.0 1023 42 5 2 .995 8.28 94 22 .234 6 6.5
2005 37 TX GE C 126 126 1006.0 815 62 10 3 .989 7.85 99 36 .364 6 6.6
2006 38 TX GE C 1 1 8.0 8 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 1 0 .000 0 0.0
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 850 798 7153.0 5579 354 39 20 .993 7.47 637 214 .336 34 45.2
  3B 4 3 34.3 2 8 0 0 1.000 2.62 0 0 .000 0 0.2
  RF 2 2 24.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.13 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   857 803 7212.3 5584 362 39 20 .993 7.42 637 214 .336 34 45.4
Career Highs   153 144 1312.3 1023 69 10 5 1.000 8.28 114 44 .407 8  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2002 34 TX GE 16 67 13 23 3 0 1 8 0 0 8 8 .343 .413 .433 .846
2003 35 TX GE 4 15 2 6 1 0 2 4 0 0 1 2 .400 .412 .867 1.278
Career Post-Season Batting 20 82 15 29 4 0 3 12 0 0 9 10 .354 .413 .512 .925
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
2001-5-.320
2002-5-.329
 On-Base Pct
2001-6-.396
2002-5-.403
CAR-45-.373
 Slugging Pct
2002-7-.500
 OPS
2002-4-.903
2003-10-.836
 XR
2002-7-98.8
 Walks
2000-9-68
2002-9-64
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 26)
   Gray Ink Test: 15    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 157)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 40    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 62)
 
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  7. Buster Longbottom (898)
  8. Christopher Delaney (894)
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  10. Glenn Steger (887)
 
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