Bob Bruce vs. Al Widmar — Career Comparison

Bob Bruce
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Widmar
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bob Bruce posted a stronger line than Al Widmar. Bob Bruce posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.85 vs 5.21) and WHIP (1.346 vs 1.640). By the career numbers, Bob Bruce 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 Al Widmar

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.64
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.97
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.39
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.3
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.57
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.7
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.83
40.83
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.23
30.23
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.21
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.28
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.85
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
5.21
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1165
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
388.1
9
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1146
9.19
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
461
10.68
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.68
10.68
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.95
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
2.73
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
4.08
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.2
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
733
5.88
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
3.31
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.822
0.822
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.3
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.21
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4818
38.64
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1770
41.02
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.14
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
4.42
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
5.65
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4430
35.52
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1589
36.83
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.02
41.02

Fielding Stats for Bob Bruce and Al Widmar

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.76
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3367
27
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1122.1
9
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.32
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.14
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
2.08
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.07
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.939
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Bruce and Al Widmar

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
333.67
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
560.66
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401
600
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
122
600
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
517.71
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
526.23
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
77.81
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
88.52
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
65.84
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
68.85
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.47
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.67
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
11.97
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.67
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.96
20.89
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.43
21.77
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
91.27
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
108.2
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
124.19
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
25
122.95
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
37.41
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
4
19.67
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.44
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.43
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
62.84
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
11
54.1
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.57
17.31
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
3.37
16.6
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
41.9
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
7
34.43
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
152.62
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
181.97
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
3.3
3.3
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
34.41
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.34
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA