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Darin Ruf

Giants Career team 2020–2023
Number #25
Position Designated Hitter
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 40
Height 6' 2"
Weight 232 lbs
Birth Place Omaha, KY
Born Jul 28, 1986

Key Insights

2023
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Ruf has hit .143/.200/.143 against Max Fried in 15 plate appearances, his worst line against anyone he has seen this often.

2 for 14 with 0 home runs and 4 strikeouts, against a 1.104 OPS median across his matchups.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Ruf is 7 for 13 against Alex Wood, a .538 average and his best against anyone he has faced this often.

14 career plate appearances.
One club he looks forward to seeing on the schedule

Against the arms currently on the DET, Ruf has hit .273 and slugged .727 over 27 plate appearances, his best of any club.

6 hits, 3 home runs and 12 strikeouts, against a .391 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
When these two meet, the ball gets hit hard

Ruf hits Walker Buehler harder than anyone: 101.0 mph off the bat, against a median of 90.1 across the pitchers he has faced.

11 plate appearances with tracked contact.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Max Scherzer has struck Ruf out 5 times in 10 plate appearances, 50% of everything between them.

5 strikeouts in 10 plate appearances.
This matchup usually ends with a free pass

Blake Snell walks Ruf in 33.3% of their meetings, 4 times in 12 plate appearances.

4 walks in 12 plate appearances.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Jul 28, 1986
Birth Place Omaha, KY
Height 6' 2"
Weight 232 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft Creighton