Bob Bruce vs. Mike Mussina — Career Comparison

Bob Bruce
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Mussina
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

The numbers give Mike Mussina a clear advantage over Bob Bruce across the core pitching metrics. Mike Mussina led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 139 vs 116), run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 101). Bob Bruce held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 115 vs 106). Mike Mussina was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bob Bruce and Mike Mussina

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.76
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
1.36
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.34
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.35
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.39
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
0.68
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.57
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.39
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.83
40.83
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.83
63.83
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.26
76.26
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.81
99.81
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.14
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.06
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
3.85
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1458
3.68
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10688
27
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3562.2
9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1146
9.19
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3460
8.74
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
0.95
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
2.73
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
1.98
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.2
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
5.88
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2813
7.11
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.11
7.11
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.3
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.18
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.15
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4818
38.64
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14593
36.86
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.14
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
551
4.42
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1559
3.94
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.23
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.21
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
0.74
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
1.324
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4430
35.52
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13576
34.3
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.86
36.86

Fielding Stats for Bob Bruce and Mike Mussina

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.76
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
1.36
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.34
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.35
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10688
27
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3562.2
9
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
0.58
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.32
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
497
1.26
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.14
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
743
1.88
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
2.08
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
728
1.84
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
97
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.98
97.98
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.183
1.183
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.356
1.356
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.26
76.26
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.81
99.81
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.09
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Bruce and Mike Mussina

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
223
333.67
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
5966.67
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401
600
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
54
600
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
517.71
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
577.78
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
77.81
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
100
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
65.84
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
88.89
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.47
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.97
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.96
20.89
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
20.23
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
91.27
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
111.11
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
124.19
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
10
111.11
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
37.41
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.33
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.44
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
55.56
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
62.84
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
88.89
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.57
17.31
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
1.41
15.69
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
41.9
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
102
152.62
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
100
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
3.93
3.93
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
34.41
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.49
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA