Bob Bruce vs. Rudy May — Career Comparison

Bob Bruce
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rudy May
Silent GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bob Bruce and Rudy May are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 91 for Bob Bruce and 95 for Rudy May, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 101 and 96 respectively. If forced to pick, Bob Bruce gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Bob Bruce and Rudy May

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
1.84
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.24
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.39
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.52
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.57
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.54
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.83
40.83
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.35
49.35
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.29
67.29
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.21
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.3
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.08
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
3.85
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007
3.46
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7866
27
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2622
9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1146
9.19
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2314
7.94
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.76
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.68
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
2.73
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
958
3.29
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.2
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.19
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
5.88
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1760
6.04
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.037
1.037
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.3
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.23
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.14
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4818
38.64
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10902
37.42
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.14
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.25
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
551
4.42
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1150
3.95
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.4
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.21
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.44
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
1.324
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4430
35.52
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9723
33.37
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.42
37.42

Fielding Stats for Bob Bruce and Rudy May

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
1.84
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.24
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7865
27
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2621.2
9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.3
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.32
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
1.31
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.13
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.14
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
1.74
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
2.08
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
1.61
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.69
92.69
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.29
67.29
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Bruce and Rudy May

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
223
333.67
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
536
839.69
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401
600
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
383
600
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
517.71
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
341
534.2
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
77.81
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
42
65.8
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
65.84
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
33
51.7
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.47
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.1
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
8
11.97
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.1
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.96
20.89
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
9.27
14.52
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
91.27
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
51
79.9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
124.19
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
66
103.39
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
37.41
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
12
18.8
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.44
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
14
21.93
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
62.84
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
26
40.73
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.57
17.31
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
1.07
1.68
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.13
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
41.9
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
22
34.46
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
152.62
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
164
256.92
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
2.34
2.34
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
34.41
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
17
26.63
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.5
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.27
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA