Bob Bruce vs. Dick Lines — Career Comparison

Bob Bruce
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Lines
Silent GenerationCANThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Bruce built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Lines as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Lines posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.83 and WHIP 1.227 compared to 3.85 and 1.346 for Bob Bruce. By the career numbers, Dick Lines had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Bruce and Dick Lines

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.71
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.39
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.57
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.37
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.83
40.83
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.85
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.83
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
168.2
9
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1146
9.19
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
7.79
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.76
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.53
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
2.73
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.56
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.2
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.69
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
733
5.88
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
5.5
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.3
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4818
38.64
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
696
37.14
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.14
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.19
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
4.42
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.52
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
1.324
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4430
35.52
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
34.52
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14

Fielding Stats for Bob Bruce and Dick Lines

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.71
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
168.2
9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.48
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
1.32
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.08
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
2.14
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.77
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
2.08
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.56
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.449
0.449
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.27
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Bruce and Dick Lines

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
333.67
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
2675
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401
600
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
346
517.71
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
19
475
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
77.81
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
65.84
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.47
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.97
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.96
20.89
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
6.3
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
91.27
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
124.19
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
37.41
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.44
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
62.84
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.57
17.31
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-7.1
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
41.9
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
152.62
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
225
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
34.41
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.49
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA