teach me a bit as I try to get back into the baseball SIM...

Trying to decide between these guys - views?  Will be in a place that is neutral or negative on HRs  Griffith?  Shibe?  Polo?

And why is the 1939 Ruffing more expensive per inning?

   
                                                                              IP/162 W L SV ERA WHIP OAV K/9 ERC# OAV# WHIP# HR/ 9# BB/9 $/IP SALARY F/R
1  Lisenbee, Hod 1927 Washington Senators R 255     18 9  0   3.57  1.24 . 245   3.90 2.72  .233    1.19      0.30    2.90 28,055 $7,154,248 C/C
 
    
                                                                      IP/162 W L SV ERA WHIP OAV K/9 ERC# OAV# WHIP# HR/ 9# BB/9 $/IP SALARY F/R
1  Ruffing, Red 1937 New York Yankees R 270     20  7   0   2.98 1.21 .247  4.60 2.72    .237    1.12  0.60    2.39  28,702 $7,749,583 A/D-
2  Ruffing, Red 1939 New York Yankees R 251     21  7   0   2.93 1.23 .240  3.66 2.79    .232    1.15  0.58     2.89  30,543 $7,666,530 B/C

Ruffing can hit - over .300 average.

The sim charges you extra for that. Lisenbee only hit .133.

Whether you want to pay for that offense is up to you. 

thank you - aside from the hitting, are they comparable pitchers - if say I got to a -2 HR park?  any guidance on choosing one aside from the hitting?

hitting pitchers use to be the craze it isn't worth getting one now just get a pinch hitter that hits well the eras for these hitting pitchers are too high not worth gettin

I don't like to pay for the hitting so I'd rather have Lisenbee, but if it was not for that, I might take Ruffing's stat line in a -2 HR park.