Rick Aguilera vs. Bob Bruce — Career Comparison

Rick Aguilera
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bob Bruce
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bob Bruce built a career as a starting pitcher and Rick Aguilera as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rick Aguilera led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 152 vs 116), run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 101). Bob Bruce held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 115 vs 87). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Rick Aguilera.

Pitching Stats for Rick Aguilera and Bob Bruce

Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
5.1
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.62
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.6
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.39
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.56
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.57
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.5
51.5
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.83
40.83
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.16
12.16
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
2.22
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
3.57
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
3.85
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3874
27
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291.1
9
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1233
8.59
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1146
9.19
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.96
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
2.45
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
2.73
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.29
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.2
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1030
7.18
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
5.88
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.18
7.18
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.069
1.069
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.37
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.3
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.25
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5391
37.57
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4818
38.64
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
3.88
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.14
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
3.96
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
551
4.42
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.66
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
1.324
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4919
34.28
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4430
35.52
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.57
37.57
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64

Fielding Stats for Rick Aguilera and Bob Bruce

Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
5.1
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.62
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3874
27
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291.1
9
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
0.69
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.23
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.32
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.96
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.14
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
1.92
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
2.08
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.22
98.22
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
97
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.377
0.377
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.16
12.16
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Aguilera and Bob Bruce

Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
737
2746.58
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
223
333.67
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
161
600
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401
600
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
518.01
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
517.71
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
104.35
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
77.81
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
81.99
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
65.84
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.18
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.47
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.18
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.36
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
11.97
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.04
37.4
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.96
20.89
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
149.07
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
91.27
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
126.71
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
124.19
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
44.72
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
37.41
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
40.99
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.44
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
74.53
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
62.84
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.92
36.97
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.57
17.31
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
6
22.36
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
41.9
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
137.89
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
102
152.62
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.35
4.35
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
3.93
3.93
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
59.63
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
34.41
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.73
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.49
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA