Tom Bruno vs. Marty McHale — Career Comparison

Tom Bruno
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marty McHale
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Marty McHale built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Bruno as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Marty McHale posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.289 compared to 4.22 and 1.569 for Tom Bruno. By the career numbers, Marty McHale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Bruno and Marty McHale

Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.02
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.61
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.11
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.51
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.51
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.75
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.58
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.22
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.57
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
27
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1075
27
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
123.2
9
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358.1
9
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
9.1
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
9.57
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.8
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
4.44
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.03
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.58
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
5.82
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
3.29
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.82
5.82
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.592
0.592
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
40.39
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1472
36.97
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.75
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
4.44
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
4.57
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.51
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.51
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.504
1.504
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
34.86
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1383
34.74
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.39
40.39
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.97
36.97

Fielding Stats for Tom Bruno and Marty McHale

Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.02
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
41.14
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
27
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123.2
9
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
7.07
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.95
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
57.86
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
7.07
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.46
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
72
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.38
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
64.93
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.18
90.18
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.578
1.578
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.8
5.8
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Bruno and Marty McHale

Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
2070
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
65
312
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
600
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
17
510
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
513.6
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
72
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
67.2
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
6.3
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.92
23.63
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
81.6
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
139.2
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
43.2
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
57.6
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-8.53
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.76
22.84
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
62.4
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
150
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
129.6
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
4.63
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
19.2
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100