Bill Anderson vs. Bob Bruce — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Bob Bruce
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bob Bruce posted a stronger line than Bill Anderson. Bob Bruce posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.85 vs 5.07) and WHIP (1.346 vs 1.522). By the career numbers, Bob Bruce had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bill Anderson and Bob Bruce

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.76
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.11
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.39
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.57
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.83
40.83
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.49
63.49
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.21
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
5.07
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.85
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
10.35
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1146
9.19
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.76
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.34
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
2.73
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.2
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
3.15
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
733
5.88
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.3
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
40.33
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4818
38.64
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.42
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.14
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
6.07
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
4.42
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.75
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.64
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
35.85
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4430
35.52
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Bob Bruce

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.76
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.11
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.98
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
1.32
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.39
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
2.14
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.17
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
2.08
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.7
90.7
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.183
1.183
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.49
63.49
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Bob Bruce

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
63
273.91
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
333.67
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
138
600
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401
600
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
573.91
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
517.71
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
60.87
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
77.81
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
56.52
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
65.84
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.47
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.97
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
8.46
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.96
20.89
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
65.22
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
91.27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
78.26
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
124.19
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
34.78
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
37.41
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.44
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
43.48
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
62.84
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.18
-9.46
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.57
17.31
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.39
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
41.9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
102
152.62
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
3.93
3.93
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
34.41
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.49
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA