Bob Bruce vs. David Wells — Career Comparison

Bob Bruce
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
David Wells
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bob Bruce and David Wells are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 91 for Bob Bruce and 94 for David Wells, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 101 and 98 respectively. If forced to pick, Bob Bruce gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Bob Bruce and David Wells

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.76
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660
1.73
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
489
1.28
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.39
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
0.63
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.57
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.41
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.83
40.83
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.35
60.35
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.09
74.09
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.14
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.03
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.03
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.85
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1578
4.13
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10317
27
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3439
9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1146
9.19
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
3635
9.51
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
1.07
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
2.73
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
1.88
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.2
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.17
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
733
5.88
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2201
5.76
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.849
0.849
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.3
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.26
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.22
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.04
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4818
38.64
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14413
37.72
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.14
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.17
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
4.42
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1702
4.45
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.28
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.22
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.7
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
1.324
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.266
1.266
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4430
35.52
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13421
35.12
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Bob Bruce and David Wells

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.76
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660
1.73
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
489
1.28
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10317
27
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3439
9
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
0.39
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.32
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
1.18
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.14
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
1.65
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
2.08
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
1.57
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.09
74.09
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.07
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Bruce and David Wells

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
223
333.67
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
660
1980
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401
600
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
200
600
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
517.71
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
534
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
77.81
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
23
69
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
65.84
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
21
63
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.47
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.97
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.96
20.89
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
3.44
10.32
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
91.27
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
25
75
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
124.19
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
27
81
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
37.41
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
8
24
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.44
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
62.84
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
13
39
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.57
17.31
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.85
-2.56
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
41.9
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
152.62
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
177
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
3.39
3.39
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
34.41
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
54
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.49
David Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
David Wells
Career
Per 600 PA