Red Ruffing Award 2019
Hall of fame pitcher Red Ruffing was a very good hitting pitcher and topped .300 eight times. The Yankees often used Ruffing as a pinch-hitter. Ruffing has more career pinch-hits than any other Yankee. Here are the final stats for 2018.
Red Ruffing Award qualifiers:
RUNS
Max Fried Atlanta 11
Steven Brault Pittsburgh 8
Joe Musgrove Pittsburgh 8
Zack Greinke Arizona-Houston 7
Jon Lester Chicago(N) 6
Michael Lorenzen Cincinnati 6
Aaron Nola Philadelphia 6
Max Scherzer Washington 6
Noah Syndergaard New York(N) 6
Adam Wainwright St Louis 6
HITS
Zack Greinke Arizona-Houston 14
Steven Brault Pittsburgh 14
Jacob deGrom New York(N) 13
Steven Matz New York(N) 13
Kenta Maeda Los Angeles(N) 12
Stephen Strasburg Washington 12
Zack Wheeler New York(N) 12
Brandon Woodruff Milwaukee 12
DOUBLES
Zack Greinke Arizona-Houston 4
Max Fried Atlanta 4
German Marquez Colorado 4
Brandon Woodruff Milwaukee 4
Jack Flaherty St Louis 3
Adam Wainwright St Louis 3
TRIPLES
Sonny Gray Cincinnati 1
Zack Greinke Arizona-Houston 1
German Marquez Colorado 1
Joe Musgrove Pittsburgh 1
HOME RUNS
Zack Greinke Arizona-Houston 3
Madison Bumgarner San Francisco 2
Jacob deGrom New York(N) 2
Noah Syndergaard New York(N) 2
RUNS BATTED IN
German Marquez Colorado 11
Stephen Strasburg Washington 10
Zack Greinke Arizona-Houston 8
Jacob deGrom New York(N) 6
Jon Lester Chicago(N) 6
Michael Lorenzen Cincinnati 6
Kenta Maeda Los Angeles(N) 6
Zack Wheeler New York(N) 6
BASES ON BALLS
Madison Bumgarner San Francisco 9
Aaron Nola Philadelphia 6
Max Fried Atlanta 5
Jon Lester Chicago(N) 5
Michael Lorenzen Cincinnati 5
STOLEN BASES
Michael Lorenzen Cincinnati 5
Max Scherzer Washington 2
Jack Flaherty St Louis 1
Zack Greinke Arizona-Houston 1
BATTING AVERAGE
Steven Brault Pittsburgh .333
Peter Lambert Colorado .321
Matt Strahm San Diego .286
Zack Greinke Arizona-Houston .280
Brandon Woodruff Milwaukee .267
ON BASE PERCENTAGE
Peter Lambert Colorado .387
Steven Brault Pittsburgh .349
Matt Strahm San Diego .348
Zack Greinke Arizona-Houston .308
Michael Lorenzen Cincinnati .283
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE
Zack Greinke Arizona-Houston .580
Steven Brault Pittsburgh .429
Matt Strahm San Diego .381
Taylor Clarke Arizona .375
Brandon Woodruff Milwaukee .356
OPS
Zack Greinke Arizona-Houston .888
Steven Brault Pittsburgh .777
Matt Strahm San Diego .729
Peter Lambert Colorado .709
Brandon Woodruff Milwaukee .638
SACRIFICE HITS
Clayton Kershaw Los Angeles(N) 15
Kenta Maeda Los Angeles(N) 13
Sonny Gray Cincinnati 12
Hyun-Jin Ryu Los Angeles(N) 12
German Marquez Colorado 10
HIT BY PITCH
Mike Soroka Atlanta 2
Zack Wheeler New York(N) 2
HARDEST TO STRIKE OUT
PITCHER TEAM PA SO PCT
Steven Brault Pittsburgh 50 8 6.25
Kenta Maeda Los Angeles(N) 61 13 4.69
Zack Greinke Arizona-Houston 56 12 4.66
German Marquez Colorado 58 14 4.14
Max Fried Atlanta 65 16 4.06
Clayton Kershaw Los Angeles(N) 65 16 4.06
WINNER
Zack Greinke Arizona-Houston
Hall of fame pitcher Red Ruffing was a very good hitting pitcher and topped .300 eight times. The Yankees often used Ruffing as a pinch-hitter. Ruffing has more career pinch-hits than any other Yankee. Here are the final stats for 2018.
