Jay Bruce vs. John Milligan — Career Comparison

Jay Bruce
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRight FielderSilver SluggerAll-Star
John Milligan
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Jay Bruce and John Milligan are closely matched on the surface stats. Jay Bruce posted stronger numbers in OPS (.789 vs .774) and slugging (.467 vs .433). John Milligan had the advantage in on-base percentage (.341 vs .321). By the career numbers, Jay Bruce had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jay Bruce and John Milligan

Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1650
149.07
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
772
144.3
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6641
600
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
3210
600
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5964
538.83
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2964
554.02
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1455
131.46
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
848
158.5
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
792
71.56
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
560
104.67
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
28.19
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
189
35.33
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
32
2.89
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
9.35
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
28.82
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
49
9.16
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
59.9
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
288
53.83
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
908.7
82.1
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
451.13
84.32
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2788
251.89
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1284
240
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2083
188.19
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1094
204.49
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.774
0.774
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
839
75.8
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
440
82.24
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
951
85.92
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
497
92.9
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1471
132.9
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
888
165.98
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
868.3
78.45
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
481.31
89.96
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
28
2.53
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
6.73
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
600
54.21
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
210
39.25
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
6.41
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
1572
142.03
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
35.51
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
4.22
4.22
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.89
16.89
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.11
1.11
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.27
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
4.16
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
101
9.13
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
5.87
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
7.66
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
3.61
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
9.49
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
41
7.66
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
61.9
61.9
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Jay Bruce and John Milligan

Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
John Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1574
1.05
John Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
780
1.04
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1524
1.02
John Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40529
27
John Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20322
27
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13509.2
9
John Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6774
9
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3404
2.27
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4922
6.54
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.09
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
900
1.2
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.04
John Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
0.47
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3593
2.39
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6174
8.2
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3535
2.35
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5822
7.74
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.39
98.39
John Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.246
2.246
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.464
7.464
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.82
96.82
John Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.04
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.22
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
0.54
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
499
0.66
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
0.38