Bill Bruton vs. Bruce Edwards — Career Comparison

Bill Bruton
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Bruce Edwards
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Bill Bruton and Bruce Edwards are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 102 for Bill Bruton, 102 for Bruce Edwards), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 102 vs 103). The overall lean goes to Bruce Edwards, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Bill Bruton and Bruce Edwards

Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1610
144.87
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
591
187.22
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6668
600
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
1894
600
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6056
544.93
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
1675
530.62
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.748
0.748
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1651
148.56
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
429
135.9
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
109.24
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
303
95.99
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
21.69
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
67
21.22
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
9.18
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
20
6.34
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
8.46
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
12.35
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
39.32
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
39.92
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Bruce Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Bruce Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Bruce Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
803.91
72.34
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
217.83
69.01
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2378
213.98
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
653
206.86
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2162
194.54
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
627
198.63
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Bruce Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Bruce Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bruce Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Bruce Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
937
84.31
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
191
60.51
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
545
49.04
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241
76.35
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1388
124.9
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
393
124.5
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852.5
76.71
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
229.92
72.84
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
2.61
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.53
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
482
43.37
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
60.19
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
2.88
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
793
71.36
Bruce Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
56.71
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
8.41
8.41
Bruce Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.58
10.58
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Bruce Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
1.06
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
6.48
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.65
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
2.61
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
6.57
Bruce Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
16.79
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
18.63
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.85
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
8.01
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.95
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
296
26.63
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.8
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
69.93
69.93
Bruce Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75

Fielding Stats for Bill Bruton and Bruce Edwards

Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1561
1.19
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
24.23
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1301
0.99
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.04
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35473
27
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
27
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11824.1
9
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
181.2
9
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3905
2.97
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2065
102.3
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.08
Bruce Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
11.84
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.06
Bruce Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
2.63
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4087
3.11
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
116.77
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4010
3.05
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2304
114.14
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.12
98.12
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.75
97.75
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.569
2.569
Bruce Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.712
4.712
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.34
83.34
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.02
Bruce Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.18
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.88
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.5
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.3