Bob Bruce vs. Mike Magnante — Career Comparison

Bob Bruce
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Magnante
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Bruce built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Magnante as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Magnante led in run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 91), walk avoidance (BB%+ 125 vs 116), and home run suppression (HR9+ 123 vs 115). Bob Bruce held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 65). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Mike Magnante.

Pitching Stats for Bob Bruce and Mike Magnante

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
7.05
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.39
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.38
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.57
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.47
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.83
40.83
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.83
44.83
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.85
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
4.08
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
1853
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
617.2
9
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1146
9.19
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
666
9.7
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.76
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.66
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
2.73
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
3.41
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.2
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.48
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
733
5.88
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
5.06
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.941
0.941
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.3
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.38
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.29
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4818
38.64
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2696
39.28
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.14
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.78
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
4.42
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
4.62
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.35
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.5
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.83
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.457
1.457
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4430
35.52
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
2384
34.74
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Bob Bruce and Mike Magnante

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
7.05
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
1853
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
617.2
9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.73
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
1.32
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.82
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
2.14
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.65
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
2.08
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
2.55
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
96.15
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.2
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Bruce and Mike Magnante

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
223
333.67
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
484
48400
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401
600
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
517.71
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
77.81
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
65.84
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.47
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.97
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.96
20.89
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
91.27
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
124.19
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
37.41
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.44
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
62.84
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.57
17.31
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
80.16
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
41.9
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
152.62
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
34.41
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.49
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA