Bob Bruce vs. Nick Mears — Career Comparison

Bob Bruce
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Nick Mears
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Bruce built a career as a starting pitcher and Nick Mears as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nick Mears led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 127 vs 116), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 110 vs 101), and strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 103). Bob Bruce held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 115 vs 93). Role difference aside, Nick Mears holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bob Bruce and Nick Mears

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
9.27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.39
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.38
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.57
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.49
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.83
40.83
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.85
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
4.61
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
492
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
9
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1146
9.19
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
8.07
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.15
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
2.73
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
3.95
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.2
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
733
5.88
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
9.55
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.3
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.55
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4818
38.64
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
705
38.69
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.14
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.59
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
4.42
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
4.94
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.82
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.49
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.335
1.335
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4430
35.52
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
33.75
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Bob Bruce and Nick Mears

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
9.27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
492
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.32
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.55
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.14
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.88
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
2.08
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.88
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
97
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.095
0.095
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Bruce and Nick Mears

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
333.67
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
169
101400
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401
600
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
517.71
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
77.81
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
65.84
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.47
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.97
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.96
20.89
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
91.27
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
124.19
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
37.41
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.44
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
62.84
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.57
17.31
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
41.9
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
152.62
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
34.41
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.49
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA