Bob Bruce vs. Rube Waddell — Career Comparison

Bob Bruce
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rube Waddell
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Rube Waddell posted a stronger line than Bob Bruce. Rube Waddell posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.16 vs 3.85) and WHIP (1.102 vs 1.346). By the career numbers, Rube Waddell 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 Rube Waddell

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.76
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.24
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.03
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.39
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.59
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.57
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.43
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.83
40.83
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.44
57.44
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.26
76.26
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.54
83.54
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.21
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
0.79
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.15
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
3.85
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.16
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8884
27
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2961.1
9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1146
9.19
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2460
7.48
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.76
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
2.73
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.44
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.2
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
5.88
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2316
7.04
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.04
7.04
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.3
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.22
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.35
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4818
38.64
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11717
35.61
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.14
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.16
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
551
4.42
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
3.23
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
1.324
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4430
35.52
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10799
32.82
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.61
35.61

Fielding Stats for Bob Bruce and Rube Waddell

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.76
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
1.24
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
0.65
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8904
27
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2968
9
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
0.53
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
1.32
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
2.24
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.28
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
2.14
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007
3.05
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
2.08
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
2.78
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.96
90.96
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.183
1.183
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.245
2.245
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.21
52.21
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Bruce and Rube Waddell

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
223
333.67
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
410
216.36
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
401
600
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1137
600
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
346
517.71
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1066
562.53
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
52
77.81
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
90.77
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
44
65.84
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
68.07
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.47
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.3
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.5
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.28
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.11
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
8
11.97
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
22.69
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
13.96
20.89
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.21
26.5
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
61
91.27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
122.96
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
124.19
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220
116.09
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
37.41
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
32.19
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
17
25.44
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
43.8
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
42
62.84
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
73.88
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
11.57
17.31
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.89
19.99
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.17
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
41.9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
22.16
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
152.62
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
300
158.31
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
3.79
3.79
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
34.41
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
23
12.14
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.49
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100