Bob Bruce vs. Justin Wilson — Career Comparison

Bob Bruce
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Justin Wilson
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Bruce built a career as a starting pitcher and Justin Wilson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Justin Wilson led in run prevention (ERA+ 126 vs 91), home run suppression (HR9+ 129 vs 115), and strikeout rate (K%+ 108 vs 103). Bob Bruce held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 93). Role difference aside, Justin Wilson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bob Bruce and Justin Wilson

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
10.38
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.39
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.61
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.57
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.48
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.83
40.83
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.88
55.88
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.32
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.85
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
3.59
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1686
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
9
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1146
9.19
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
7.9
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.82
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
2.73
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
3.89
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.2
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.26
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
733
5.88
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
9.9
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.532
1.532
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.3
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.66
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.29
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4818
38.64
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2386
38.21
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.14
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.97
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
4.42
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
3.84
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.14
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.82
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
1.324
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4430
35.52
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2110
33.79
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.21
38.21

Fielding Stats for Bob Bruce and Justin Wilson

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
1.76
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
10.38
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.34
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3367
27
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1686
27
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122.1
9
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
9
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.76
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.32
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.66
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.14
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.07
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
2.08
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.99
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.096
0.096
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.26
76.26
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Bruce and Justin Wilson

Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
223
333.67
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
648
48600
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401
600
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
517.71
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
525
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
77.81
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
65.84
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.47
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.97
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.96
20.89
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
91.27
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
124.19
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
37.41
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.44
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
62.84
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.57
17.31
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-55.76
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.49
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
41.9
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
152.62
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
525
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.14
1.14
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
34.41
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bob Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.49
Justin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA