Bob Bruce vs. Paul Maholm — Career Comparison

Bob Bruce
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Paul Maholm
MillenialMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Bob Bruce a clear advantage over Paul Maholm across the core pitching metrics. Bob Bruce led in strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 84), walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 106), and home run suppression (HR9+ 115 vs 108). Paul Maholm held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 93 vs 91). Bob Bruce was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bob Bruce and Paul Maholm

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.76
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
1.58
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.34
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.45
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.39
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.45
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.57
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.58
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.83
40.83
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.5
43.5
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.26
76.26
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.58
91.58
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.85
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
744
4.3
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4669
27
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1556.1
9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1146
9.19
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1676
9.69
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.86
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
2.73
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
2.95
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.2
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
733
5.88
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
984
5.69
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.3
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.21
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.38
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.45
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4818
38.64
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6704
38.77
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.14
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
4.42
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
4.66
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.24
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.19
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.405
1.405
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4430
35.52
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6004
34.72
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.77
38.77

Fielding Stats for Bob Bruce and Paul Maholm

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.76
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
1.58
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.34
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.45
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4669
27
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1556.1
9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.39
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
1.32
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.54
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.14
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
2.02
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
2.08
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
1.93
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.7
95.7
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.183
1.183
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.223
1.223
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.26
76.26
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.58
91.58
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Bruce and Paul Maholm

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
223
333.67
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
305.03
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
401
600
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
537
600
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
346
517.71
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
478
534.08
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
77.81
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
52
58.1
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
65.84
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
51.4
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.47
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.47
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.23
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.97
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.7
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.96
20.89
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
9.39
10.5
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
91.27
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
69.27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
124.19
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
76
84.92
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
37.41
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
20
22.35
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.44
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
20.11
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
62.84
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
36
40.22
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.57
17.31
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.29
-8.15
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
41.9
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
24
26.82
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
152.62
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
252
281.56
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
23
34.41
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
39.11
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
9
10.06
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA