Tommy Bond vs. Rube Wiggins — Career Comparison

Tommy Bond
Pre-GenerationalIrelandThrows RightBats RightEuropeBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Wiggins
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftNorth AmericaNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Rube Wiggins built a career as a starting pitcher and Tommy Bond as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tommy Bond posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.14 and WHIP 1.091 compared to 3.6 and 1.600 for Rube Wiggins. By the career numbers, Tommy Bond had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Bond and Rube Wiggins

Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
1.03
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
1.01
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
0.58
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.4
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.94
58.94
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.84
97.84
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
0.96
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.1
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
862
2.14
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10886
27
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3628.2
9
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
9.34
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.12
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.48
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
972
2.41
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.35
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15082
37.41
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
41.4
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.03
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1931
4.79
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14887
36.92
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.41
37.41
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.4
41.4

Fielding Stats for Tommy Bond and Rube Wiggins

Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
520
1.09
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.12
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12912
27
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4304
9
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
0.7
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
928
1.94
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.29
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1402
2.93
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1264
2.64
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.16
90.16
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.431
2.431
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.58
10.58
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.07
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Bond and Rube Wiggins

Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
488
146.62
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1997
600
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1975
593.39
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
471
141.51
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
407
122.28
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
15.92
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.3
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
19.23
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127.86
38.41
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
546
164.05
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
148.12
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
64
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
52.28
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
387
116.27
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.28
44.85
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
6.61
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 600 PA
63
18.93
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.7
31.7
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.1
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.5
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.3
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.8
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA