Bob Bruce vs. Ryan Weber — Career Comparison

Bob Bruce
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ryan Weber
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Bruce built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Weber 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 63), home run suppression (HR9+ 115 vs 84), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 88). Ryan Weber held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 218 vs 116). Role difference aside, Bob Bruce holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bob Bruce and Ryan Weber

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.56
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.75
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.39
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.23
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.57
Ryan Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.56
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.83
40.83
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.05
21.05
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ryan Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.85
Ryan Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
4.88
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
576
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
9
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1146
9.19
Ryan Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
9.8
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Ryan Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
1.45
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ryan Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
2.73
Ryan Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.92
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.2
Ryan Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Ryan Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
733
5.88
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
5.48
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.823
0.823
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.3
Ryan Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.38
Ryan Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.61
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Ryan Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4818
38.64
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
813
38.11
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.14
Ryan Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.31
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
4.42
Ryan Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
5.16
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.03
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
1.324
Ryan Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.302
1.302
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4430
35.52
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
752
35.25
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Ryan Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Bob Bruce and Ryan Weber

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.56
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.75
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
576
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.76
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.08
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.32
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.22
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Ryan Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
2.14
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.34
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
2.08
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.3
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
97
Ryan Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
98
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.645
0.645
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.05
21.05
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Bruce and Ryan Weber

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
333.67
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
2682.35
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401
600
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
517.71
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
77.81
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
65.84
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.47
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.97
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.96
20.89
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
91.27
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
124.19
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
37.41
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.44
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
62.84
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.57
17.31
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.83
-64.52
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
41.9
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
152.62
Ryan Weber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
423.53
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
1.42
1.42
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
34.41
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.49
Ryan Weber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Weber
Career
Per 600 PA