Bob Bruce vs. Andy Messersmith — Career Comparison

Bob Bruce
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Andy Messersmith
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Andy Messersmith comes out ahead of Bob Bruce in this starter comparison. Andy Messersmith led in run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 91), strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 103), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 101). Bob Bruce held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 95). The edge goes to Andy Messersmith.

Pitching Stats for Bob Bruce and Andy Messersmith

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.76
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
1.39
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
1.19
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.39
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.52
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.57
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.4
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.83
40.83
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.77
56.77
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.26
76.26
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.76
85.76
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.21
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.4
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
3.85
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
2.86
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6691
27
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2230.1
9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1146
9.19
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1719
6.94
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.94
6.94
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.76
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.7
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
2.73
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
831
3.35
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.2
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.18
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
5.88
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1625
6.56
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.3
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.28
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.16
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4818
38.64
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9120
36.8
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.14
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.12
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
551
4.42
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
3.28
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.35
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.15
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.32
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
1.324
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4430
35.52
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8126
32.79
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Bob Bruce and Andy Messersmith

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.76
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
1.39
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
1.19
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6694
27
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2231.1
9
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.55
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.32
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
1.28
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.14
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
2
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
2.08
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
1.83
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.72
91.72
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.183
1.183
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.26
76.26
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.76
85.76
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Bruce and Andy Messersmith

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
223
333.67
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
353
256.42
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
401
600
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
600
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
346
517.71
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
529.54
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
52
77.81
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
90.07
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
65.84
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
64.65
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.47
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
21.79
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.63
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
8
11.97
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
25.42
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
13.96
20.89
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.81
28.92
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
61
91.27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
122.76
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
83
124.19
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
124.21
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
37.41
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
35.59
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
17
25.44
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
39.23
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
42
62.84
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
71.19
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
11.57
17.31
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.3
24.19
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.73
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
41.9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
33.41
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
152.62
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
212
154
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
34.41
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
33.41
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.5
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.49
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.36
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100