Jim Bronstad vs. Max Lanier — Career Comparison

Jim Bronstad
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Max Lanier
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Max Lanier 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. Max Lanier posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.01 and WHIP 1.297 compared to 5.48 and 1.591 for Jim Bronstad. By the career numbers, Max Lanier had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bronstad and Max Lanier

Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
1.82
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.13
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.6
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.67
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.46
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.84
56.84
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.39
62.39
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.51
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.12
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
5.48
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.01
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4858
27
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1619.1
9
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
10.57
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1490
8.28
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.06
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.36
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.56
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
3.4
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
4.32
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
821
4.56
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
0.875
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.884
0.884
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.77
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
39.68
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6772
37.64
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.92
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.34
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.86
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.5
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.569
1.569
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
35.94
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6143
34.14
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.64
37.64

Fielding Stats for Jim Bronstad and Max Lanier

Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
27
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
9
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.96
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.92
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.88
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.88
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.94
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.229
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.67
6.67
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bronstad and Max Lanier

Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
1566.67
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
328
328.55
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
599
600
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
535
535.89
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
99.17
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
94.16
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.01
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.01
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.21
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.71
18.74
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
105.18
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
122.2
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
46.08
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27.05
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
73.12
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.5
-49.89
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.69
18.72
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.04
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
333.33
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.08
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.31
13.31
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
41.07
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17.03
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA