Bob Bruce vs. Stan Thomas — Career Comparison

Bob Bruce
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Stan Thomas
Baby BoomersMaineThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Bruce built a career as a starting pitcher and Stan Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob Bruce led in strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 73), walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 99), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 98). Stan Thomas held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 174 vs 115). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bob Bruce.

Pitching Stats for Bob Bruce and Stan Thomas

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.77
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.58
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.39
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.57
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.47
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.83
40.83
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.32
15.32
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.31
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.85
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.7
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
265.1
9
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1146
9.19
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
8.92
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.92
8.92
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.76
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
2.73
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
3.73
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.2
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.41
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
733
5.88
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
4.17
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.3
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.24
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4818
38.64
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
38.84
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.14
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.42
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
4.42
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
4.58
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.09
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.406
1.406
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4430
35.52
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1007
34.16
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84

Fielding Stats for Bob Bruce and Stan Thomas

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.77
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.58
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
265.1
9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.75
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
1.32
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.76
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
2.14
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.61
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
2.08
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.51
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.1
96.1
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.32
15.32
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Bruce and Stan Thomas

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
333.67
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
111
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
401
600
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
346
517.71
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
77.81
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
65.84
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.47
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.97
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.96
20.89
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
91.27
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
124.19
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
37.41
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.44
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
62.84
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.57
17.31
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
41.9
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
102
152.62
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
34.41
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.49
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA