Jim Bronstad vs. Chris Volstad — Career Comparison

Jim Bronstad
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Volstad
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Volstad 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. Chris Volstad posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5 and WHIP 1.484 compared to 5.48 and 1.591 for Jim Bronstad. By the career numbers, Chris Volstad had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bronstad and Chris Volstad

Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.98
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.47
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.43
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.67
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.68
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.95
38.95
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.12
74.12
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
5.48
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
5
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2317
27
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772.1
9
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
10.57
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
10
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.06
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.19
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.56
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
3.09
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.27
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
4.32
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.61
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
0.875
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.966
0.966
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.77
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.24
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
39.68
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3376
39.34
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.92
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.86
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
5.33
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.38
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.84
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.569
1.569
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
35.94
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3012
35.1
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.34
39.34

Fielding Stats for Jim Bronstad and Chris Volstad

Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.98
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.47
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2317
27
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772.1
9
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.96
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.44
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.92
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.34
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.88
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
1.83
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.88
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.78
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.45
97.45
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.12
74.12
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bronstad and Chris Volstad

Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
1566.67
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
444.16
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
231
600
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
522.08
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
72.73
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
57.14
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.58
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.58
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.21
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.51
11.71
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
88.31
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
77.92
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.57
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.18
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
46.75
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.5
-49.89
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.61
-1.59
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.19
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
333.33
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
244.16
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
2.46
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
72.73
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.79
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Volstad
Career
Per 600 PA