Bob Bruce vs. Todd Williams — Career Comparison

Bob Bruce
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Todd Williams
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Bruce built a career as a starting pitcher and Todd Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Todd Williams led in run prevention (ERA+ 108 vs 91), home run suppression (HR9+ 127 vs 115), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 119 vs 116). Bob Bruce held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 59). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Todd Williams.

Pitching Stats for Bob Bruce and Todd Williams

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
8.78
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.39
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.46
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.57
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.54
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.83
40.83
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.85
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.33
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
698
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
232.2
9
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1146
9.19
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
10.06
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.06
10.06
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.89
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
2.73
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
3.37
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.2
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
733
5.88
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
4.49
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.873
0.873
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.3
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.38
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.54
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4818
38.64
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
39.96
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.14
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.9
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
4.42
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.84
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.43
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.491
1.491
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4430
35.52
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
35.32
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.96
39.96

Fielding Stats for Bob Bruce and Todd Williams

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
8.78
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
698
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
232.2
9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.7
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
1.32
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.39
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
2.14
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.24
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
2.08
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.09
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Bruce and Todd Williams

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
223
333.67
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
34050
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401
600
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
517.71
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
77.81
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
65.84
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.47
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.97
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.96
20.89
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
91.27
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
124.19
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
37.41
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.44
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
62.84
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.57
17.31
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
41.68
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
41.9
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
152.62
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
34.41
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.49
Todd Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
Todd Williams
Career
Per 600 PA