Jim Bronstad vs. Mike Mussina — Career Comparison

Jim Bronstad
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Mussina
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Mike Mussina 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. Mike Mussina posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 5.48 and 1.591 for Jim Bronstad. By the career numbers, Mike Mussina had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bronstad and Mike Mussina

Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
1.36
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.35
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
0.68
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.67
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.39
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.83
63.83
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.81
99.81
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.14
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.06
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
5.48
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1458
3.68
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10688
27
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3562.2
9
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
10.57
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3460
8.74
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.06
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
0.95
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.56
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
1.98
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
4.32
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2813
7.11
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.11
7.11
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
0.875
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.77
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.18
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.15
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
39.68
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14593
36.86
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.92
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.86
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1559
3.94
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.23
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.21
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
0.74
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.569
1.569
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
35.94
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13576
34.3
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.86
36.86

Fielding Stats for Jim Bronstad and Mike Mussina

Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
1.36
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.35
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10688
27
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3562.2
9
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.96
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
0.58
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.92
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
497
1.26
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.88
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
743
1.88
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.88
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
728
1.84
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.98
97.98
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.356
1.356
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.81
99.81
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.09
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bronstad and Mike Mussina

Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
47
1566.67
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
5966.67
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
600
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
17
566.67
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
577.78
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
100
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
88.89
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.21
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
20.23
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
111.11
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
111.11
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.33
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
55.56
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
88.89
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.5
-49.89
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.41
15.69
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
10
333.33
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
100
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA