Bill Bruton vs. Sam Wise — Career Comparison

Bill Bruton
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Sam Wise
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Bill Bruton and Sam Wise are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Bruton had the edge in home run production (94 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Sam Wise

Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Sam Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1610
144.87
Sam Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
1175
137.16
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6668
600
Sam Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
5140
600
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6056
544.93
Sam Wise
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4715
550.39
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Sam Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.748
0.748
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1651
148.56
Sam Wise
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1281
149.53
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
109.24
Sam Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
900
105.06
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
21.69
Sam Wise
Career
Per 600 PAverified
221
25.8
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
102
9.18
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
13.07
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
8.46
Sam Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
48
5.6
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
39.32
Sam Wise
Career
Per 600 PAverified
381
44.47
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Sam Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Sam Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
803.91
72.34
Sam Wise
Career
Per 600 PAverified
681.55
79.56
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2378
213.98
Sam Wise
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1870
218.29
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2162
194.54
Sam Wise
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1706
199.14
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
937
84.31
Sam Wise
Career
Per 600 PAverified
834
97.35
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
545
49.04
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
672
78.44
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
1388
124.9
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1458
170.19
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
852.5
76.71
Sam Wise
Career
Per 600 PAverified
726.47
84.8
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
29
2.61
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.2
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
482
43.37
Sam Wise
Career
Per 600 PAverified
389
45.41
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
2.88
Sam Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
793
71.36
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
643
75.06
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.41
8.41
Sam Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
7.99
7.99
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Sam Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
6.48
Sam Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
2.61
Sam Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
73
6.57
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
18.63
Sam Wise
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
23.7
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
8.01
Sam Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
296
26.63
Sam Wise
Career
Per 600 PA
203
23.7
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
69.93
69.93
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bill Bruton and Sam Wise

Bill Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Sam Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1561
1.19
Sam Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
1178
1.04
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1301
0.99
Sam Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35473
27
Sam Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
30588
27
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11824.1
9
Sam Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
10196
9
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3905
2.97
Sam Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
2809
2.48
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.08
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3200
2.82
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.06
Sam Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
795
0.7
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4087
3.11
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6804
6.01
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4010
3.05
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6009
5.3
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.12
98.12
Sam Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.32
88.32
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.569
2.569
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.101
5.101
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.34
83.34
Sam Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.02
Sam Wise
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
0.32
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Wise
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0