Bob Bruce vs. Fred Martin — Career Comparison

Bob Bruce
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Martin
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Bruce built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Martin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Martin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.78 and WHIP 1.475 compared to 3.85 and 1.346 for Bob Bruce. By the career numbers, Fred Martin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Bruce and Fred Martin

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.17
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.56
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.39
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.57
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.83
40.83
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.54
17.54
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.21
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.85
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
3.78
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1146
9.19
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
10.06
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.06
10.06
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.76
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.39
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
2.73
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
3.22
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.2
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
733
5.88
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
3.78
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
0.778
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.3
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4818
38.64
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
39.61
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.14
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
4.42
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.475
1.475
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4430
35.52
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
36.33
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Bob Bruce and Fred Martin

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.76
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3367
27
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1122.1
9
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.32
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.14
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
2.08
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.825
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Bruce and Fred Martin

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
333.67
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
725
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401
600
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
517.71
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
575
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
77.81
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
162.5
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
65.84
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
137.5
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.47
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
11.97
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.96
20.89
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.7
46.26
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
91.27
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
187.5
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
124.19
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
162.5
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.609
0.609
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
37.41
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
50
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.44
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
50
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
62.84
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.57
17.31
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.43
55.34
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
41.9
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
102
152.62
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
112.5
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
3.93
3.93
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
34.41
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Fred Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Martin
Career
Per 600 PA