Bill Bruton vs. Buddy Ryan — Career Comparison

Bill Bruton
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Buddy Ryan
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Bill Bruton and Buddy Ryan are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Bruton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.724 vs .692) and slugging (.393 vs .354). Buddy Ryan had the advantage in on-base percentage (.339 vs .331). By the career numbers, Bill Bruton had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Bruton and Buddy Ryan

Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1610
144.87
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
154.66
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6668
600
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
644
600
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6056
544.93
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
571
531.99
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.748
0.748
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.728
0.728
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1651
148.56
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
150
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1214
109.24
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
122.98
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
21.69
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
16.77
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
9.18
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
9.32
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
8.46
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.93
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
39.32
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
29
27.02
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
803.91
72.34
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
72.37
67.43
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2378
213.98
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
202
188.2
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2162
194.54
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
210
195.65
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.648
0.648
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
937
84.31
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
79
73.6
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
545
49.04
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
58.7
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1388
124.9
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141
131.37
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852.5
76.71
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
81.83
76.24
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
2.61
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.45
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
43.37
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
41
38.2
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
2.88
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
793
71.36
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
35.4
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
8.41
8.41
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.95
16.95
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.08
1.08
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
6.48
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
22.36
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
2.61
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
73
6.57
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
18.63
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
19.57
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
8.01
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
9.32
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
296
26.63
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
28.88
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.93
69.93
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
67.74
67.74

Fielding Stats for Bill Bruton and Buddy Ryan

Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1561
1.19
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1301
0.99
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35473
27
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11824.1
9
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3905
2.97
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.08
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.06
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4087
3.11
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4010
3.05
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.12
98.12
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.37
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.569
2.569
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.094
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.34
83.34
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.02
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0