Bob Bruce vs. Jon Warden — Career Comparison

Bob Bruce
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jon Warden
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Bruce built a career as a starting pitcher and Jon Warden as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jon Warden posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.62 and WHIP 1.259 compared to 3.85 and 1.346 for Bob Bruce. By the career numbers, Jon Warden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Bruce and Jon Warden

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
6.75
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.39
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.96
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.57
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.83
40.83
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.72
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.85
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.62
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.1
9
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1146
9.19
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.23
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.23
7.23
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.21
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
2.73
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.62
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.2
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.48
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
733
5.88
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
6.03
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.3
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4818
38.64
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
37.37
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.14
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.65
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
4.42
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.62
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
1.324
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.205
1.205
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4430
35.52
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
33.75
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37

Fielding Stats for Bob Bruce and Jon Warden

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
6.75
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.1
9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.32
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.48
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.14
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.72
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
2.08
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.48
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.071
0.071
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Bruce and Jon Warden

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
333.67
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
8400
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401
600
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
517.71
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
77.81
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
65.84
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.47
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.97
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.96
20.89
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
91.27
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
124.19
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
37.41
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.44
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
62.84
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.57
17.31
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
41.9
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
152.62
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
34.41
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.49
Jon Warden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Warden
Career
Per 600 PA