Tom Bruno vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Tom Bruno
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Ricks
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bill Ricks 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. Bill Ricks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.23 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 4.22 and 1.569 for Tom Bruno. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Bruno and Bill Ricks

Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.02
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.51
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.51
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.22
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
123.2
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
9.1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.8
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
4.44
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.58
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
5.82
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.82
5.82
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
40.39
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.75
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
4.44
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.51
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.51
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.504
1.504
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
34.86
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.39
40.39
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Tom Bruno and Bill Ricks

Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.02
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
123.2
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.95
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.46
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.38
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Bruno and Bill Ricks

Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
2070
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
17
510
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
6.3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-8.53
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
5
150
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA