Roy Bruner vs. Matt Gage — Career Comparison

Roy Bruner
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Gage
MillenialNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Bruner built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Gage as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Gage posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.66 and WHIP 1.382 compared to 5.74 and 1.979 for Roy Bruner. By the career numbers, Matt Gage had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Bruner and Matt Gage

Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.73
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
8.7
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.72
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.01
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.32
26.32
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
5.74
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.66
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.15
7.15
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
27
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
27
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62.2
9
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.2
9
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
11.49
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.35
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.49
11.49
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.86
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
6.32
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.73
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.32
6.32
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
4.02
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.35
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.149
1.149
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.342
1.342
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
42.65
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
38.01
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.15
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.95
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
6.18
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.02
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.24
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.979
1.979
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.342
1.342
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
36.34
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
33.04
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.65
42.65
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.01
38.01

Fielding Stats for Roy Bruner and Matt Gage

Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
8.7
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
27
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.2
9
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.71
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.07
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.89
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.526
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.102
0.102
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Bruner and Matt Gage

Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
536.84
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
4.94
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.38
-11.86
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
157.89
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.8
3.8
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA