Troy Ruttman

American · 1950–1960
VS

Jim Rathmann

American · 1950–1960
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
2
Qualifyingahead
1
2
Troy Ruttman · Jim Rathmann
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
3 3
6 shared
Qualifying H2H
4 2
6 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P7
Best championship
P8
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 0
1952 P7
Teammate battle by season
1
0
1954
0
1
1956
0
1
1960
Career totals
Troy Ruttman Jim Rathmann
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
1
Poles
0
0
Podiums
1
4
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
9.5
29
Starts
9
10
Rate-adjusted · per start
Troy Ruttman Jim Rathmann
Win rate
11.1%
10%
Podium rate
11.1%
40%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
1.1
2.9
Avg grid
P10.8
P17.3
Avg finish
P17.9
P11.3
Finish rate
66.7%
80%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Troy Ruttman Jim Rathmann
Mechanical retirements
2
1
Crash retirements
1
1
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
1950
Debut season
1950
1952 · aged 22
First win
1960 · aged 31
First pole
First title
P1
Best finish
P1
-6.1
Avg places gained
+6.0
Season points trajectory
1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960
Troy Ruttman Jim Rathmann
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Troy Ruttman Jim Rathmann
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 4 · P1
Troy Ruttman 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 4 · P1 Jim Rathmann
Team history
Troy Ruttman
Jim Rathmann
KUR
EPP
WAT
Wetteroth 1950Kurtis Kraft 1952–1954Epperly 1955Kurtis Kraft 1956Epperly 1957–1958Watson 1959–1960
19501960
Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).