Bob Bruce vs. Jim Willoughby — Career Comparison

Bob Bruce
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Willoughby
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Bruce built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Willoughby as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob Bruce led in home run suppression (HR9+ 115 vs 83), strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 92). Jim Willoughby held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 141 vs 116). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bob Bruce.

Pitching Stats for Bob Bruce and Jim Willoughby

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
3.89
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.46
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.39
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.42
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.57
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.59
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.83
40.83
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.94
41.94
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.56
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.85
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
3.79
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1652
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
550.2
9
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1146
9.19
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
9.12
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.93
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
2.73
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.37
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.2
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.47
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
733
5.88
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
4.09
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.717
0.717
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.3
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.34
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4818
38.64
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2306
37.69
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.14
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.19
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
4.42
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
4.35
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.57
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.87
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
1.324
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.277
1.277
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4430
35.52
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2088
34.13
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.69
37.69

Fielding Stats for Bob Bruce and Jim Willoughby

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
3.89
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.46
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1653
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.76
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.88
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
1.32
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.58
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
2.14
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.55
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
2.08
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.47
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.79
96.79
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.635
0.635
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Bruce and Jim Willoughby

Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
223
333.67
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
1837.97
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401
600
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
346
517.71
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
67
508.86
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
77.81
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
10
75.95
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
65.84
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
7
53.16
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.47
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.19
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
11.97
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.78
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.96
20.89
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
25.27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
91.27
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
113.92
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
124.19
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
14
106.33
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
37.41
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
45.57
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.44
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.78
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
62.84
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
8
60.76
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.57
17.31
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
16.19
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
41.9
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
152.62
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
182.28
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
34.41
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
60.76
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA