Jay Bruce vs. Archie Ware — Career Comparison

Jay Bruce
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRight FielderSilver SluggerAll-Star
Archie Ware
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Jay Bruce and Archie Ware are closely matched on the surface stats. Jay Bruce posted stronger numbers in OPS (.789 vs .722) and slugging (.467 vs .375). Archie Ware had the advantage in on-base percentage (.347 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 Archie Ware

Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Archie Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1650
149.07
Archie Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
188
146.49
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6641
600
Archie Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
770
600
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5964
538.83
Archie Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
696
542.34
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Archie Ware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Archie Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1455
131.46
Archie Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
200
155.84
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
792
71.56
Archie Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
157
122.34
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
28.19
Archie Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
29
22.6
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
2.89
Archie Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.79
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
28.82
Archie Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.12
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
59.9
Archie Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
43
33.51
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Archie Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Archie Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Archie Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
908.7
82.1
Archie Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
97.08
75.65
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2788
251.89
Archie Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
261
203.38
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2083
188.19
Archie Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263
204.94
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Archie Ware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Archie Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Archie Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.722
0.722
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Archie Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Archie Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Archie Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.682
0.682
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Archie Ware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
839
75.8
Archie Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
96
74.81
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
951
85.92
Archie Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
108
84.16
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1471
132.9
Archie Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
200
155.84
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
868.3
78.45
Archie Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108.32
84.41
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
2.53
Archie Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
8.57
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
600
54.21
Archie Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
52
40.52
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
6.41
Archie Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.78
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
1572
142.03
Archie Ware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.56
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
4.22
4.22
Archie Ware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
385
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Archie Ware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.27
Archie Ware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
8.57
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
4.16
Archie Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
101
9.13
Archie Ware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
5.87
Archie Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.91
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
3.61
Archie Ware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
9.49
Archie Ware
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.91
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 600 PA
61.9
61.9
Archie Ware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Jay Bruce and Archie Ware

Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Archie Ware
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1574
1.05
Archie Ware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.07
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1524
1.02
Archie Ware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.07
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40529
27
Archie Ware
Career
Per 9 Innings
4741
27
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13509.2
9
Archie Ware
Career
Per 9 Innings
1580.1
9
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
2.27
Archie Ware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1902
10.83
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.09
Archie Ware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.55
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.04
Archie Ware
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.19
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3593
2.39
Archie Ware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2031
11.57
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3535
2.35
Archie Ware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1998
11.38
Jay Bruce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.39
98.39
Archie Ware
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.38
98.38
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.246
2.246
Archie Ware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.628
10.628
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.82
96.82
Archie Ware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.04
Archie Ware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.49
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Ware
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Ware
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Ware
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Bruce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Ware
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0