Bob Bruce vs. Garrett Whitlock — Career Comparison

Bob Bruce
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Garrett Whitlock
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Bruce built a career as a starting pitcher and Garrett Whitlock as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Garrett Whitlock led in home run suppression (HR9+ 183 vs 115), walk avoidance (BB%+ 175 vs 116), and run prevention (ERA+ 146 vs 91). Role difference aside, Garrett Whitlock holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bob Bruce and Garrett Whitlock

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.73
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.66
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.39
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.72
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.57
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.4
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.83
40.83
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.1
64.1
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.94
13.94
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.85
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.13
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
941
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
313.2
9
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1146
9.19
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
8.01
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.92
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
2.73
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.18
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.2
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
733
5.88
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
9.84
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.84
9.84
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.3
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.37
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4818
38.64
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1281
36.76
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.14
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.95
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
4.42
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
3.5
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.26
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.49
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
1.324
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4430
35.52
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1181
33.89
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.76
36.76

Fielding Stats for Bob Bruce and Garrett Whitlock

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.73
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.66
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
941
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
313.2
9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.69
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.32
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.57
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.14
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.29
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
2.08
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.26
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
97
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.94
13.94
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Bruce and Garrett Whitlock

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
333.67
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
49500
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401
600
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
517.71
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
77.81
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
65.84
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.47
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.97
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.96
20.89
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
91.27
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
124.19
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
37.41
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.44
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
62.84
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.57
17.31
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
41.9
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
152.62
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
34.41
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.49
Garrett Whitlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
Garrett Whitlock
Career
Per 600 PA