Bob Bruce vs. Leroy Matlock — Career Comparison

Bob Bruce
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leroy Matlock
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Bob Bruce and Leroy Matlock are fairly close on the surface numbers. Leroy Matlock had the edge in home runs allowed (0.46 per nine innings vs 0.76). By the career numbers, Leroy Matlock had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bob Bruce and Leroy Matlock

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.76
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
1.38
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.03
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.39
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.61
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.57
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.83
40.83
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.63
64.63
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.17
74.17
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.21
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.6
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.85
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
3.93
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2340
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
780
9
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1146
9.19
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
9.15
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.76
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.46
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
2.73
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
2.65
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.2
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
733
5.88
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
4.6
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.806
0.806
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.3
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4818
38.64
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3312
38.22
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.14
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.17
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
4.42
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
4.8
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.78
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.81
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
1.324
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4430
35.52
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3006
34.68
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Bob Bruce and Leroy Matlock

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.76
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
1.43
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
1
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2939
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
979.2
9
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.76
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.21
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
1.32
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.03
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
2.14
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
3.38
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
2.08
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
3.24
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.92
95.92
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.183
1.183
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.263
2.263
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.87
69.87
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.17
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Bruce and Leroy Matlock

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
333.67
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
161
222.58
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
401
600
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
600
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
346
517.71
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
518.43
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.624
0.624
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
52
77.81
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
114.75
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
44
65.84
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
92.63
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.47
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
15.21
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.5
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.76
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.15
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
8
11.97
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
22.12
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
13.96
20.89
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.15
47.21
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
61
91.27
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
147.93
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
83
124.19
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
161.75
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.503
0.503
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
25
37.41
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
80.18
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
17
25.44
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.92
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
42
62.84
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
129.95
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
11.57
17.31
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.48
53.2
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.38
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
28
41.9
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.62
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
102
152.62
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.15
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
3.93
3.93
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144.67
144.67
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
23
34.41
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
34.56
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.49
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.29
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.29
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100