Jay Bruce vs. Bob Thorpe — Career Comparison

Jay Bruce
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRight FielderSilver SluggerAll-Star
Bob Thorpe
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRight Fielder

On the career numbers, Jay Bruce posted the stronger offensive profile against Bob Thorpe. Jay Bruce posted stronger numbers in OPS (.789 vs .590) and on-base percentage (.321 vs .266). Bob Thorpe had the advantage in batting average (.251 vs .244). 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 Bob Thorpe

Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1650
149.07
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
192.42
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6641
600
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
343
600
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5964
538.83
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
331
579.01
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1455
131.46
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
145.19
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
792
71.56
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
118.95
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
28.19
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
9
15.74
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
2.89
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.25
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
28.82
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.25
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
59.9
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
15
26.24
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
908.7
82.1
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
26.47
46.3
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2788
251.89
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
107
187.17
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2083
188.19
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
90
157.43
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
839
75.8
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
22
38.48
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
951
85.92
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
32
55.98
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1471
132.9
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
51
89.21
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
868.3
78.45
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
29.17
51.02
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
2.53
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.75
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
600
54.21
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
10.5
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
6.41
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
1572
142.03
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
83.97
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
4.22
4.22
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.15
7.15
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.27
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.75
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
4.16
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
9.13
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.24
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
5.87
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.25
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
3.61
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.5
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
9.49
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.75
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.9
61.9
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60

Fielding Stats for Jay Bruce and Bob Thorpe

Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1574
1.05
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1524
1.02
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40529
27
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13509.2
9
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3404
2.27
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.09
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.04
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3593
2.39
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3535
2.35
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.39
98.39
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.45
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.246
2.246
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.82
96.82
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.04
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0