Bob Bruce vs. Mitch Williams — Career Comparison

Bob Bruce
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mitch Williams
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Bob Bruce built a career as a starting pitcher and Mitch Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mitch Williams led in run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 91), home run suppression (HR9+ 137 vs 115), and strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 103). Bob Bruce held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 57). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Mitch Williams.

Pitching Stats for Bob Bruce and Mitch Williams

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
8.06
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.39
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.59
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.57
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.76
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.83
40.83
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.69
43.69
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
2.5
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.85
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.65
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2074
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
691.1
9
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1146
9.19
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
6.99
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.99
6.99
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.76
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.64
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
2.73
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
544
7.08
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.2
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.51
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.08
7.08
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
733
5.88
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
8.59
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.742
1.742
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.3
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.57
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.38
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.68
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.31
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4818
38.64
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3119
40.6
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.14
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
5.45
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
4.42
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
4.13
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.39
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.62
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.564
1.564
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4430
35.52
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2460
32.03
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.6
40.6

Fielding Stats for Bob Bruce and Mitch Williams

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
8.06
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2074
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
691.1
9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.18
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.32
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.98
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.22
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.14
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.38
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
2.08
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.16
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.96
83.96
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.144
0.144
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Bruce and Mitch Williams

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
223
333.67
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
619
21847.06
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401
600
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
517.71
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
564.71
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
77.81
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
65.84
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.47
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
11.97
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.96
20.89
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
54.39
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
91.27
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
124.19
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
37.41
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.44
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
62.84
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.57
17.31
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
39.55
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
41.9
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
102
152.62
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
3.93
3.93
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
34.41
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA