Jim Bronstad vs. Kerry Wood — Career Comparison

Jim Bronstad
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kerry Wood
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Kerry Wood 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. Kerry Wood posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.67 and WHIP 1.283 compared to 5.48 and 1.591 for Jim Bronstad. By the career numbers, Kerry Wood had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bronstad and Kerry Wood

Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
2.91
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.16
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.56
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.67
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.49
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.41
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
5.48
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
3.67
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
10.57
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1083
7.06
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.06
7.06
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.06
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.97
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.56
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
4.34
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.14
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
4.32
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
10.32
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.32
10.32
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
0.875
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.77
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.42
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.65
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
39.68
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5863
38.24
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.92
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.9
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.86
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
599
3.91
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.35
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.54
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.569
1.569
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
35.94
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5001
32.62
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Jim Bronstad and Kerry Wood

Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
2.91
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.16
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.96
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.48
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.92
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.8
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.88
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
1.34
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.88
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
1.28
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.61
95.61
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bronstad and Kerry Wood

Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
1566.67
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
449
666.83
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
404
600
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
513.86
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
87.62
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
68.32
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.91
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.4
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
19.31
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.21
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.41
28.82
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
127.72
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
103.96
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
34.16
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
47.52
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
71.29
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.5
-49.89
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.59
23.16
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
16.34
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
333.33
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
169.31
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.54
3.54
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
68.32
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.49
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.49
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA