Vern Ruhle was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 327 career appearances, with a 3.73 ERA and 582 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | DET | 2 | 0 | 2.73 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 33.0 | 35 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 1.24 |
| 1975 | DET | 11 | 12 | 4.03 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 190.0 | 199 | 85 | 65 | 67 | 1.39 |
| 1976 | DET | 9 | 12 | 3.92 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 199.2 | 227 | 87 | 59 | 88 | 1.43 |
| 1977 | DET | 3 | 5 | 5.70 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 66.1 | 83 | 42 | 15 | 27 | 1.48 |
| 1978 | HOU | 3 | 3 | 2.12 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 68.0 | 57 | 16 | 20 | 27 | 1.13 |
| 1979 | HOU | 2 | 6 | 4.07 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 66.1 | 64 | 30 | 8 | 33 | 1.09 |
| 1980 | HOU | 12 | 4 | 2.37 | 28 | 22 | 0 | 159.1 | 148 | 42 | 29 | 55 | 1.11 |
| 1981 | HOU | 4 | 6 | 2.91 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 102.0 | 97 | 33 | 20 | 39 | 1.15 |
| 1982 | HOU | 9 | 13 | 3.93 | 31 | 21 | 1 | 149.0 | 169 | 65 | 24 | 56 | 1.30 |
| 1983 | HOU | 8 | 5 | 3.69 | 41 | 9 | 3 | 114.2 | 107 | 47 | 36 | 43 | 1.25 |
| 1984 | HOU | 1 | 9 | 4.58 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 90.1 | 112 | 46 | 29 | 60 | 1.56 |
| 1985 | CLE | 2 | 10 | 4.32 | 42 | 16 | 3 | 125.0 | 139 | 60 | 30 | 54 | 1.35 |
| 1986 | CAL | 1 | 3 | 4.15 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 47.2 | 46 | 22 | 7 | 23 | 1.11 |
| Career Totals | — | 67 | 88 | 3.73 | 327 | 188 | 11 | 1411.1 | 1483 | 585 | 348 | 582 | 1.30 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | DET | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | DET | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | DET | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | DET | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | HOU | 13 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .056 | .150 | .056 | .206 |
| 1979 | HOU | 13 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .053 | .100 | .105 | .205 |
| 1980 | HOU | 28 | 49 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | .245 | .302 | .306 | .608 |
| 1981 | HOU | 20 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | .250 | .400 | .292 | .692 |
| 1982 | HOU | 31 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 27 | .098 | .196 | .098 | .293 |
| 1983 | HOU | 41 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .105 | .227 | .105 | .333 |
| 1984 | HOU | 40 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .083 | .214 | .083 | .298 |
| 1985 | CLE | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | CAL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals | — | 327 | 182 | 12 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 96 | .148 | .244 | .176 | .420 |
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1985 | $295,000 |
| 1986 | $60,000 |
Career Total: $355,000 (2 seasons)
Average: $177,500
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.