Roy Bruner vs. Jake Woodford — Career Comparison

Roy Bruner
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jake Woodford
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Bruner built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake Woodford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jake Woodford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.1 and WHIP 1.445 compared to 5.74 and 1.979 for Roy Bruner. By the career numbers, Jake Woodford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Bruner and Jake Woodford

Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.73
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.9
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.72
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.88
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.35
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.01
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.6
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.04
37.04
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.32
26.32
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.52
22.52
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
5.74
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
5.1
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.15
7.15
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
27
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768
27
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.2
9
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
9
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
11.49
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
9.95
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.49
11.49
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.95
9.95
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.86
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.23
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
6.32
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
2.99
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.32
6.32
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
4.02
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
5.91
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.149
1.149
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.42
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.63
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
42.65
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1125
39.55
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.15
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.2
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
6.18
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
5.52
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.02
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.979
1.979
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
36.34
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1003
35.26
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.65
42.65
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.55
39.55

Fielding Stats for Roy Bruner and Jake Woodford

Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.9
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.88
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
27
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
9
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.6
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.77
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.41
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.37
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.5
97.5
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.526
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.351
0.351
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.52
22.52
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Bruner and Jake Woodford

Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
3330
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
17
536.84
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
540
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
4.94
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
5.95
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.38
-11.86
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.47
-13.97
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
9
270
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.8
3.8
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
2.22
2.22
Roy Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Jake Woodford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Woodford
Career
Per 600 PA