Nelson Cruz vs. Hub Pruett — Career Comparison

Nelson Cruz
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hub Pruett
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hub Pruett built a career as a starting pitcher and Nelson Cruz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hub Pruett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.63 and WHIP 1.627 compared to 5.04 and 1.415 for Nelson Cruz. By the career numbers, Hub Pruett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nelson Cruz and Hub Pruett

Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
5.27
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
2.55
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.47
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.83
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.35
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.59
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.58
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.47
39.47
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.66
37.66
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.7
32.7
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
4.63
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2235
27
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
745
9
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
9.53
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
816
9.86
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.52
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.82
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
4.78
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
7.16
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
4.31
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.16
7.16
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.011
1.011
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.36
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.45
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1518
39.22
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3395
41.01
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.42
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.95
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
5.3
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
5.65
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.57
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.627
1.627
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1360
35.14
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2962
35.78
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.22
39.22
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Nelson Cruz and Hub Pruett

Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
5.27
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.47
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1045
27
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348.1
9
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.8
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.45
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.33
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.25
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.25
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.427
0.427
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.166
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Nelson Cruz and Hub Pruett

Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
3221.05
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
506.4
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
600
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
521.05
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
508.8
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
86.4
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
72
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
12
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
14.4
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
7.9
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.3
27.13
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
103.2
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
136.8
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.6
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
28.8
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50.4
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.81
-12.72
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.55
27.72
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50.4
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
189.47
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
124.8
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.81
4.81
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
40.8
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0