Bob Bruce vs. John Montefusco — Career Comparison

Bob Bruce
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
John Montefusco
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Bob Bruce and John Montefusco 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 96 for John Montefusco, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 101 and 97 respectively. If forced to pick, Bob Bruce gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Bob Bruce and John Montefusco

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.76
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.62
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
1.33
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.39
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.49
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.57
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.45
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.83
40.83
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.26
76.26
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.88
81.88
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.17
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
3.85
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
3.54
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4957
27
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1652.1
9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1146
9.19
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1604
8.74
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.76
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.74
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
2.73
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
513
2.79
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.2
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.31
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
5.88
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1081
5.89
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.965
0.965
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.3
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.16
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.16
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4818
38.64
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6983
38.04
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.14
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
551
4.42
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
3.97
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.45
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.32
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.51
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
1.324
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4430
35.52
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6299
34.31
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.04
38.04

Fielding Stats for Bob Bruce and John Montefusco

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.76
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.62
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
1.33
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4957
27
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1652.1
9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.45
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.32
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
1.02
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.14
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
1.55
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
2.08
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.47
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.39
94.39
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.903
0.903
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.26
76.26
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.88
81.88
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Bruce and John Montefusco

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
223
333.67
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302
342.53
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
401
600
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
600
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
346
517.71
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
455
516.07
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
77.81
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
44
49.91
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
65.84
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
31
35.16
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.47
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.94
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.5
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.27
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.54
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
8
11.97
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.74
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.96
20.89
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
12.57
14.26
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
91.27
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
75.99
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
124.19
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
74
83.93
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
37.41
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
23
26.09
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.44
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
20.42
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
62.84
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
37
41.97
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.57
17.31
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.28
-4.86
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.4
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
41.9
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
27
30.62
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
152.62
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
219
248.39
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
23
34.41
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
48.77
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.13
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.81
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.27
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50