Bob Bruce vs. Tom Lee — Career Comparison

Bob Bruce
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Lee
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinNorth AmericaBaltimore MonumentalsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher

Bob Bruce built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Lee as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Lee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.5 and WHIP 1.315 compared to 3.85 and 1.346 for Bob Bruce. By the career numbers, Tom Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Bruce and Tom Lee

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.76
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.08
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.02
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.39
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.57
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.65
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.83
40.83
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.26
76.26
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.21
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.91
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.85
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.5
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
167.1
9
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1146
9.19
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
9.47
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.76
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.7
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
2.73
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.37
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.2
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
733
5.88
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
5.11
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.831
0.831
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.3
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.4
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4818
38.64
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
747
40.18
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.14
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
4.42
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
7.05
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.05
7.05
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
1.324
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4430
35.52
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
37.81
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.18
40.18

Fielding Stats for Bob Bruce and Tom Lee

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.76
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.03
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
813
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.76
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.03
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
1.32
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.73
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.5
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
2.14
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.25
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
2.08
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.76
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.69
84.69
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.183
1.183
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.677
2.677
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Bruce and Tom Lee

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
333.67
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
27
145.95
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401
600
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
111
600
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
517.71
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
572.97
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
77.81
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
140.54
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
65.84
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
129.73
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.47
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.81
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.97
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.81
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.96
20.89
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.72
41.71
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
91.27
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
151.35
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
124.19
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
167.57
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
37.41
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
59.46
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.44
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.41
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
62.84
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
64.86
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.57
17.31
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.53
51.52
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
41.9
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
27.03
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
102
152.62
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.43
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
3.93
3.93
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.5
18.5
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
34.41
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.49
Tom Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Lee
Career
Per 600 PA