Bob Bruce vs. Joe Ohl — Career Comparison

Bob Bruce
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Ohl
Lost GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Bruce built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Ohl as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Ohl posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.08 and WHIP 0.923 compared to 3.85 and 1.346 for Bob Bruce. By the career numbers, Joe Ohl had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Bruce and Joe Ohl

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.15
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.39
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.57
Joe Ohl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.83
40.83
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.85
Joe Ohl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.08
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Joe Ohl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Joe Ohl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Joe Ohl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Joe Ohl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.194
0.194
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1146
9.19
Joe Ohl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.27
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Joe Ohl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.27
7.27
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.76
Joe Ohl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Joe Ohl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Joe Ohl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
2.73
Joe Ohl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.2
Joe Ohl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Joe Ohl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
733
5.88
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.08
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.3
Joe Ohl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.38
Joe Ohl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Joe Ohl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4818
38.64
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
39.46
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.14
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.15
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
4.42
Joe Ohl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.15
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Joe Ohl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
1.324
Joe Ohl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4430
35.52
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
37.38
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Joe Ohl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Joe Ohl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.206
0.206
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Joe Ohl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46

Fielding Stats for Bob Bruce and Joe Ohl

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.76
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.32
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Joe Ohl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
2.14
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
2.08
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
97
Joe Ohl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.183
1.183
Joe Ohl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Bruce and Joe Ohl

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
333.67
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
1200
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401
600
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
517.71
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
77.81
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
65.84
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.47
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.97
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.96
20.89
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
91.27
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
124.19
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
37.41
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.44
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
62.84
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.57
17.31
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
41.9
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
152.62
Joe Ohl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
34.41
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.49
Joe Ohl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Ohl
Career
Per 600 PA