Bob Bruce vs. Greg McMichael — Career Comparison

Bob Bruce
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Greg McMichael
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Bruce built a career as a starting pitcher and Greg McMichael as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Greg McMichael led in home run suppression (HR9+ 229 vs 115), run prevention (ERA+ 127 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 128 vs 101). Role difference aside, Greg McMichael holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bob Bruce and Greg McMichael

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
7.79
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.39
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.57
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.83
40.83
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.91
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.85
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
3.25
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
1570
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
523.1
9
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1146
9.19
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
8.31
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.76
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.72
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
2.73
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
3.32
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.2
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.83
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
733
5.88
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
459
7.89
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.3
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.55
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4818
38.64
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
2213
38.06
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.14
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.82
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
4.42
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.7
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.55
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.74
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
1.324
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.292
1.292
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4430
35.52
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
1963
33.76
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Bob Bruce and Greg McMichael

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
7.79
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
1570
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
523.1
9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.58
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
1.32
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.38
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.14
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
2.05
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
2.08
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.96
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.8
95.8
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Bruce and Greg McMichael

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
223
333.67
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
16987.5
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401
600
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
517.71
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
77.81
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
65.84
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.47
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.97
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.96
20.89
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
6.65
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
91.27
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
124.19
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
37.41
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.44
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
62.84
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.57
17.31
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.23
-8.59
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
41.9
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
152.62
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
262.5
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
34.41
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA