Johnny Ruffin

Johnny Renando Ruffin
Born: July 29, 1971
Butler, AL US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 172
Draft: Round 4 (1988 June Amateur Draft, Chicago White Sox)
School: Choctaw County HS (Butler, AL)
Career: 1988-2004
Major League Statistics

Johnny Ruffin compiled a career record of 50 wins and 56 losses, with 65 saves, and a 3.62 ERA in his 402-game pitching career with the White Sox, Utica Blue Sox, South Bend White Sox, Sarasota White Sox, Birmingham Barons, Nashville Sounds, Indianapolis Indians, Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes, Pawtucket Red Sox, Norfolk Tides, Louisville Redbirds, Albuquerque Dukes, Oaxaca Guerreros, Tucson Sidewinders, Calgary Cannons, Louisville RiverBats, Louisville Bats, Nashua Pride and Pennsylvania Road Warriors. He began playing during the 1988 season and last took the field during the 2004 campaign.

Utica Blue Sox	South Bend White Sox	Sarasota White Sox	Birmingham Barons	Indianapolis Indians	Nashville Sounds
Indianapolis Indians	Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes	Pawtucket Red Sox	Norfolk Tides	Louisville Redbirds	Oaxaca Guerreros
Albuquerque Dukes	Tucson Sidewinders	Calgary Cannons	Louisville RiverBats	Louisville Bats	Nashua Pride
Pennsylvania Road Warriors

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Pitching:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	W	L	W%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF
1988	R	GULF	White Sox	4	2	.667	2.30	13	11	1	1	0	0	58.7	43	27	15	3	22	0	31	4	2	9
1989	Short Season A	NYPL	Utica Blue Sox	4	8	.333	3.36	15	15	0	0	0	0	88.3	67	43	33	3	46	0	92	1	0	8
1990	A	MIDW	South Bend White Sox	7	6	.538	4.17	24	24	0	0	0	0	123.0	117	86	57	7	82	0	92	3	4	17
1991	Advanced A	FLOR	Sarasota White Sox	11	4	.733	3.23	26	26	0	6	2	0	158.7	126	68	57	9	62	0	117	5	2	10	655
1992	Advanced A	FLOR	Sarasota White Sox	3	7	.300	5.89	23	8	6	0	0	0	62.7	56	46	41	5	41	0	61	4	2	10	290
1992	AA	SOUL	Birmingham Barons	0	7	.000	6.04	10	10	0	0	0	0	47.7	51	48	32	3	34	0	44	1	0	9	228
1993	AAA	AA2	Nashville Sounds	3	4	.429	3.30	29	0	11	0	0	1	60.0	48	24	22	5	16	4	69	1	0	10	242
1993	AAA	AA2	Indianapolis Indians	1	1	.500	1.35	3	0	3	0	0	1	6.7	3	1	1	0	2	1	6	0	0	0	25
1993	AA	SOUL	Birmingham Barons	0	4	.000	2.82	11	0	10	0	0	2	22.3	16	9	7	2	9	1	23	0	0	0	92
1995	AAA	AA2	Indianapolis Indians	3	1	.750	2.90	36	1	4	0	0	0	49.7	27	19	16	3	37	2	58	0	0	7	213
1997	Foreign Major	JPPL	Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes	0	0		5.40	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	3	3	3	0	7	0	2	0	0	1	23
1997	AAA	IL	Pawtucket Red Sox	0	1	.000	4.50	6	1	2	0	0	0	14.0	5	7	7	0	16	0	16	0	0	4	60
1998	AAA	IL	Louisville Redbirds	5	3	.625	3.00	35	2	11	0	0	0	60.0	40	27	20	4	48	2	57	1	0	7	262
1998	AAA	IL	Norfolk Tides	1	0	1.000	2.77	17	3	2	0	0	0	39.0	31	15	12	2	20	1	40	0	0	1	161
1999	AAA	PCL	Albuquerque Dukes	1	1	.500	3.17	46	0	28	0	0	10	54.0	41	21	19	7	26	0	66	0	0	5	222
2000	AAA	PCL	Tucson Sidewinders	5	3	.625	2.98	45	0	36	0	0	20	57.3	48	21	19	4	25	1	66	0	0	2	245
2001	AAA	PCL	Calgary Cannons	2	3	.400	4.36	37	0	32	0	0	22	33.0	37	17	16	1	10	3	47	2	0	3	148
2001	AAA	IL	Louisville RiverBats	0	0		0.00	9	0	8	0	0	5	8.3	6	1	0	0	3	0	11	0	0	0	33
2002	AAA	IL	Louisville Bats	0	0		3.86	3	0	1	0	0	0	2.3	1	1	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	8
2003	Ind	ATLL	Nashua Pride	0	1	.000	4.26	9	0	6	0	0	4	6.3	4	4	3	0	11	2	9	1	0	0	34
2004	Ind	ATLL	Pennsylvania Road Warriors	0	0		13.50	4	0	2	0	0	0	3.3	6	5	5	1	5	0	7	0	0	0	21
Totals				50	56	.472	3.62	402	102	163	7	2	65	960.3	776	493	386	59	523	17	917	23	10	104	2962

Batting:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	GP	PA	AB	H	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	DP
1993	AAA	AA2	Indianapolis Indians	3	1	1	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0
1995	AAA	AA2	Indianapolis Indians	36	1	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0
1998	AAA	IL	Louisville Redbirds	35	5	5	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1
1998	AAA	IL	Norfolk Tides	17	8	8	2	5	.250	.250	.250	.500	2	0
1999	AAA	PCL	Albuquerque Dukes	46	1	1	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0
2000	AAA	PCL	Tucson Sidewinders	45	4	4	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0
Totals				182	20	20	2	10	.100	.100	.100	.200	2	1

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1988	R	GULF	White Sox	P	13	4	11	2	1	.882	1.154
1989	Short Season A	NYPL	Utica Blue Sox	P	15	7	15	2	0	.917	1.467
1990	A	MIDW	South Bend White Sox	P	24	11	12	3	0	.885	.958
1991	Advanced A	FLOR	Sarasota White Sox	P	26	22	23	6	1	.882	1.731
1992	Advanced A	FLOR	Sarasota White Sox	P	23	10	3	2	0	.867	.565
1992	AA	SOUL	Birmingham Barons	P	10	7	4	2	0	.846	1.100
1993	AAA	AA2	Indianapolis Indians	P	3						.000
1993	AAA	AA2	Nashville Sounds	P	29						.000
1993	AA	SOUL	Birmingham Barons	P	11	3	2	0	0	1.000	.455
1995	AAA	AA2	Indianapolis Indians	P	36	4	3	1	0	.875	.194
1997	AAA	IL	Pawtucket Red Sox	P	6	0	1	0	0	1.000	.167
1997	Foreign Major	JPPL	Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes	P	1						.000
1998	AAA	IL	Louisville Redbirds	P	35	4	7	0	0	1.000	.314
1998	AAA	IL	Norfolk Tides	P	17	3	7	1	2	.909	.588
1999	AAA	PCL	Albuquerque Dukes	P	46	8	4	0	0	1.000	.261
2000	AAA	PCL	Tucson Sidewinders	P	45	6	2	0	0	1.000	.178
2001	AAA	IL	Louisville RiverBats	P	9	0	1	0	0	1.000	.111
2001	AAA	PCL	Calgary Cannons	P	37	4	2	0	0	1.000	.162
2002	AAA	IL	Louisville Bats	P	3	0	1	0	0	1.000	.333
2003	Ind	ATLL	Nashua Pride	P	9	0	0	0	0		.000
2004	Ind	ATLL	Pennsylvania Road Warriors	P	4	0	0	0	0		.000
Totals					402	93	98	19	4	.910	.475

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	Affiliation	First Appearance	Final Appearance
1988	R	Gulf Coast League	White Sox	CHA
1989	Short Season A	New York-Pennsylvania League	Utica Blue Sox	CHA
1990	A	Midwest League	South Bend White Sox	CHA
1991	Advanced A	Florida State League	Sarasota White Sox	CHA
1992	Advanced A	Florida State League	Sarasota White Sox	CHA
1992	AA	Southern League	Birmingham Barons	CHA
1993	AA	Southern League	Birmingham Barons	CHA
1993	AAA	American Association 2	Nashville Sounds	CHA
1993	AAA	American Association 2	Indianapolis Indians	CIN
1995	AAA	American Association 2	Indianapolis Indians	CIN
1997	Foreign Major	Japan Pacific League	Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes
1997	AAA	International League	Pawtucket Red Sox	BOS
1998	AAA	International League	Norfolk Tides	NYN
1998	AAA	International League	Louisville Redbirds	MIL
1999	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Albuquerque Dukes	LAN
1999	AAA	Mexican League	Oaxaca Guerreros
2000	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Tucson Sidewinders	ARI
2001	AAA	International League	Louisville RiverBats	CIN
2001	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Calgary Cannons	FLO	April 6, 2001	July 17, 2001
2002	AAA	International League	Louisville Bats	CIN
2003	Ind	Atlantic League	Nashua Pride
2004	Ind	Atlantic League	Pennsylvania Road Warriors		May 6, 2004	May 14, 2004

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