Bud Anderson vs. Bob Bruce — Career Comparison

Bud Anderson
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Bruce
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bob Bruce built a career as a starting pitcher and Bud Anderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob Bruce led in strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 80), walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 96), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 98). Bud Anderson held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 115). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bob Bruce.

Pitching Stats for Bud Anderson and Bob Bruce

Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.87
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.39
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.6
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.57
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.83
40.83
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.42
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.68
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.85
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
8.94
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1146
9.19
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.72
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.76
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
3.74
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
2.73
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.48
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.2
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
4.59
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
733
5.88
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.926
0.926
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.48
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.3
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
38.84
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4818
38.64
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.36
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.14
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.29
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
4.42
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.6
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.15
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.409
1.409
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
564
34.07
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4430
35.52
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64

Fielding Stats for Bud Anderson and Bob Bruce

Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.87
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.79
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.76
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.85
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.32
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.81
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.14
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.63
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
2.08
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.422
0.422
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Anderson and Bob Bruce

Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
64
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
333.67
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
401
600
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
346
517.71
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
77.81
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
65.84
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.47
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.97
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.96
20.89
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
91.27
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
124.19
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
37.41
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.44
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
62.84
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.57
17.31
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
41.9
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
102
152.62
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
34.41
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.49
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA