Bob Bruce vs. Frank Thompson — Career Comparison

Bob Bruce
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Frank Thompson
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Frank Thompson posted a stronger line than Bob Bruce. Frank Thompson posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.51 vs 3.85) and WHIP (1.274 vs 1.346). By the career numbers, Frank Thompson had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bob Bruce and Frank Thompson

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.76
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.62
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.11
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.39
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.55
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.57
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.46
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.83
40.83
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.57
68.57
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.21
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.6
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.23
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.85
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.51
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
194.2
9
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1146
9.19
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
8.6
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.76
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
2.73
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
2.82
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.2
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
733
5.88
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
4.53
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.817
0.817
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.3
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4818
38.64
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
38.97
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.14
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.37
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
4.42
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.95
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.83
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.55
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
1.324
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4430
35.52
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
35.04
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.97
38.97

Fielding Stats for Bob Bruce and Frank Thompson

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.76
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.62
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.11
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
194.2
9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
1.32
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.99
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.23
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
2.14
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.36
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
2.08
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.13
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.183
1.183
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.57
68.57
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Bruce and Frank Thompson

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
333.67
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
35
283.78
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401
600
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
517.71
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
527.03
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
77.81
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
121.62
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
65.84
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
113.51
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.47
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.5
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.97
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.96
20.89
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.56
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
91.27
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
137.84
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
124.19
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
170.27
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
37.41
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
48.65
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.44
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.22
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
62.84
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.57
17.31
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.3
51.06
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
41.9
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
48.65
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
102
152.62
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
3.93
3.93
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
74
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
34.41
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA