Win Ballou vs. Jim Bronstad — Career Comparison

Win Ballou
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Bronstad
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Win Ballou built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Bronstad as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Win Ballou posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.11 and WHIP 1.717 compared to 5.48 and 1.591 for Jim Bronstad. By the career numbers, Win Ballou had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Win Ballou and Jim Bronstad

Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
2.7
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.74
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.52
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.55
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.67
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.72
48.72
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.27
27.27
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
5.11
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
5.48
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
989
27
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329.2
9
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
10.87
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
10.57
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.57
10.57
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.6
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.06
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
4.59
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.56
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
2.98
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.875
0.875
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.77
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1500
40.95
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
39.68
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.2
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.92
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
6.12
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.86
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.717
1.717
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.569
1.569
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1327
36.23
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
35.94
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.95
40.95
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Win Ballou and Jim Bronstad

Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
27
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
9
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.96
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.92
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.88
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.88
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.97
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.202
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.67
6.67
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Win Ballou and Jim Bronstad

Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
571.15
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
1566.67
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
536.54
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.31
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
11.37
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.21
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
63.46
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.62
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.29
-18.98
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.5
-49.89
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.62
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
207.69
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
333.33
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA