How Bob Bruce's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Bob Bruce posted a career ERA of 3.85, near the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 1964, posting 2.76, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.57 that year. The highest point came in 1959 at 9.0, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.88 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.72 in 1965 to 5.34 in 1966 and 4.89 in 1967. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.76 to 9.0 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Bob Bruce Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Bob Bruce
| Bob Bruce
ERA | Bob Bruce
Component ERA | Bob Bruce
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 3.85 | 3.82 | 3.83 |
| Season Avg. | 3.85 | 3.82 | 3.83 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.85 | 3.82 | 3.83 |
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Bob Bruce ERA Per Season
Bob Bruce's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Bob Bruce ERA by Team
Bob Bruce's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bob Bruce ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Bob Bruce's career ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Bob Bruce ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bob Bruce's seasonal ERA alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Bob Bruce ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bob Bruce's MLB career with ERA alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
