Roy Bruner vs. Aaron Small — Career Comparison

Roy Bruner
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Aaron Small
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Bruner built a career as a starting pitcher and Aaron Small as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Aaron Small posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.2 and WHIP 1.645 compared to 5.74 and 1.979 for Roy Bruner. By the career numbers, Aaron Small had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Bruner and Aaron Small

Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.73
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.81
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.72
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.7
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.01
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.79
65.79
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.32
26.32
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
5.74
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
5.2
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.15
7.15
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
27
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
965
27
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.2
9
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321.2
9
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
11.49
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
10.63
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.49
11.49
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.63
10.63
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.86
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.04
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
6.32
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.83
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.32
6.32
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
4.02
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
4.76
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.149
1.149
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.954
0.954
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
42.65
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1454
40.68
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.15
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.26
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
6.18
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
5.65
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.12
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.979
1.979
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.607
1.607
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
36.34
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1279
35.79
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.65
42.65
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.68
40.68

Fielding Stats for Roy Bruner and Aaron Small

Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.81
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.42
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
27
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321.2
9
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.06
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.45
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.43
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.526
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Bruner and Aaron Small

Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
20640
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
536.84
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
4.94
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.38
-11.86
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-48.1
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.8
3.8
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA