Tom Bruno vs. Lee Wade — Career Comparison

Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lost GenerationThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Wade 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. Lee Wade posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.309 compared to 4.22 and 1.569 for Tom Bruno. By the career numbers, Lee Wade had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Bruno and Lee Wade

Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.02
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.24
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.99
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.51
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.51
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.08
48.08
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.76
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.22
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.77
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
27
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
123.2
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
9
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
9.1
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
9.59
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.8
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
4.44
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.19
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.58
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
5.82
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.22
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.82
5.82
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.713
0.713
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
40.39
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
39.03
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.75
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
4.44
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
5.23
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.18
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.51
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.51
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.55
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.504
1.504
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
479
34.86
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1860
35.39
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.39
40.39
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Tom Bruno and Lee Wade

Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.02
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.28
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1713
27
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
123.2
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
9
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.79
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.95
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.69
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.46
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.71
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.38
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.47
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.28
91.28
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.8
5.8
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Bruno and Lee Wade

Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
2070
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
187.5
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
600
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
17
510
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
535
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
102.5
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.5
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
6.3
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.34
33.36
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
130
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
137.5
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
57.5
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
42.5
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
97.5
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-8.53
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.97
34.92
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.5
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
5
150
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
30
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA