Brian Bruney vs. Denny Riddleberger — Career Comparison

Brian Bruney
MillenialOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Denny Riddleberger
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Denny Riddleberger a clear advantage over Brian Bruney across the core pitching metrics. Denny Riddleberger led in run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 87), walk avoidance (BB%+ 96 vs 65), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 82). Brian Bruney held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 86 vs 70). Denny Riddleberger was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Brian Bruney and Denny Riddleberger

Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
9.46
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
6.97
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.66
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.42
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.29
61.29
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.45
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
4.68
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.77
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
779
27
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
27
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259.2
9
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
9
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
8.15
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
8.05
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.15
8.15
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.05
8.05
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.94
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.02
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
6.48
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.79
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.45
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.68
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
8.73
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
6.43
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.691
1.691
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.135
1.135
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.49
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.42
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1186
41.11
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
37.29
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.67
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.23
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
4.92
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.52
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.42
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.45
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.59
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
962
33.34
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
32.48
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.11
41.11
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.29
37.29

Fielding Stats for Brian Bruney and Denny Riddleberger

Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
9.46
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
6.97
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
779
27
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
27
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259.2
9
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
9
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.28
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.41
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.9
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.15
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.28
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.56
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.18
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.56
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.89
91.89
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Bruney and Denny Riddleberger

Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
163800
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
103
6180
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
480
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
3.21
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.24
-14.11
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
6
360
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA