Jim Abbott vs. Bob Bruce — Career Comparison

Jim Abbott
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Bruce
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Bob Bruce a clear advantage over Jim Abbott across the core pitching metrics. Bob Bruce led in strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 81), walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 95), and home run suppression (HR9+ 115 vs 103). Jim Abbott held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 92 vs 91). Bob Bruce was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jim Abbott and Bob Bruce

Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.76
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.34
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.47
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.39
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.58
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.57
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.62
44.62
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.83
40.83
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.26
76.26
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.17
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
4.25
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.85
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1779
9.56
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1146
9.19
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.83
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
620
3.33
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
2.73
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.2
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
4.77
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
733
5.88
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.28
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.3
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.17
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7211
38.77
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4818
38.64
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.14
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
4.73
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
4.42
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.38
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.25
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.08
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6442
34.63
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4430
35.52
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.77
38.77
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64

Fielding Stats for Jim Abbott and Bob Bruce

Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.76
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.34
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.39
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.61
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
1.32
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
2.05
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.14
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
2
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
2.08
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
97
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.183
1.183
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.26
76.26
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Abbott and Bob Bruce

Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
6575
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
223
333.67
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401
600
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
525
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
517.71
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
77.81
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
65.84
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.47
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.97
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
4.24
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.96
20.89
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
91.27
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
124.19
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
37.41
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.44
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
62.84
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-18.67
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.57
17.31
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
41.9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
250
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
152.62
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
34.41
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.49
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA