Bob Bruce vs. Wade Davis — Career Comparison

Bob Bruce
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Wade Davis
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Bob Bruce built a career as a starting pitcher and Wade Davis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob Bruce led in home run suppression (HR9+ 115 vs 83), strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 81), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 98). Role difference aside, Bob Bruce holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bob Bruce and Wade Davis

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
5.06
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.8
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.39
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.57
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.57
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.5
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.83
40.83
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.39
53.39
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.8
15.8
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.28
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.85
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
3.94
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2971
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
990.1
9
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1146
9.19
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
895
8.13
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.13
8.13
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.95
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
2.73
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
3.54
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.2
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
5.88
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
8.44
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.331
1.331
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.3
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.42
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.29
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4818
38.64
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4199
38.16
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.14
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
2.45
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
4.42
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
4.16
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.25
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.67
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
1.324
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4430
35.52
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3740
33.99
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Bob Bruce and Wade Davis

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
5.06
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.8
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2971
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
990.1
9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.71
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.32
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.77
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.14
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
1.54
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
2.08
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.48
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.88
95.88
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.8
15.8
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Bruce and Wade Davis

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
223
333.67
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
558
30436.36
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401
600
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
346
517.71
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
77.81
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
65.84
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.47
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.97
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.96
20.89
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
24.74
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
91.27
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
124.19
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
37.41
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.44
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
62.84
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.57
17.31
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
36.07
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
41.9
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
152.62
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
34.41
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.49
Wade Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
Wade Davis
Career
Per 600 PA