Bob Bruce vs. Ron Darling — Career Comparison

Bob Bruce
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Darling
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

The numbers give Bob Bruce a clear advantage over Ron Darling across the core pitching metrics. Bob Bruce led in home run suppression (HR9+ 115 vs 76), walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 88). Bob Bruce was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bob Bruce and Ron Darling

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.76
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
1.46
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.34
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.39
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.39
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.52
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.57
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.44
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.83
40.83
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.97
53.97
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.26
76.26
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.14
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.85
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1016
3.87
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7081
27
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360.1
9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1146
9.19
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2244
8.56
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
0.91
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
2.73
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
906
3.45
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.2
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.15
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
5.88
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590
6.06
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.3
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.37
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.22
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4818
38.64
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10032
38.25
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.14
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
551
4.42
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1139
4.34
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.36
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.28
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.63
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.335
1.335
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4430
35.52
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8899
33.93
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25

Fielding Stats for Bob Bruce and Ron Darling

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.76
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
1.46
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.34
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.39
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7081
27
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360.1
9
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.67
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
1.32
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
1.49
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.14
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
2.14
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
2.31
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
2.08
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
2.17
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.88
93.88
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.183
1.183
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.487
1.487
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.26
76.26
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.14
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Bruce and Ron Darling

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
223
333.67
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402
396.71
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
401
600
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
608
600
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
346
517.71
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
526
519.08
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
77.81
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
75
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
65.84
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
50.33
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.47
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.72
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.5
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.97
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.97
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
8
11.97
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
24.67
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.96
20.89
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.46
19.2
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
61
91.27
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
105.59
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
124.19
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
90.79
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
25
37.41
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
38.49
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.44
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
20.72
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
62.84
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
57.24
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.57
17.31
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
9.78
9.65
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.99
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
41.9
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
15
14.8
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
152.62
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
175
172.7
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
3.47
3.47
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
23
34.41
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
64.14
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.99
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.49
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.97
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100