Bruce Howard vs. Kirk Rueter — Career Comparison

Bruce Howard
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kirk Rueter
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Bruce Howard a clear advantage over Kirk Rueter across the core pitching metrics. Bruce Howard led in strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 53), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 94), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 88). Kirk Rueter held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 86). Bruce Howard was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Howard and Kirk Rueter

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.04
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.6
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.28
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.58
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.61
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.43
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.61
45.61
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.56
58.56
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.82
98.82
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
3.18
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
911
4.27
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5754
27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1918
9
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
7.64
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2092
9.82
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.77
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
1.03
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
4.07
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
2.73
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.19
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.94
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818
3.84
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.41
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.12
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2229
37.95
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8210
38.52
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.29
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.73
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1004
4.71
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.44
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.28
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.02
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982
33.74
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7450
34.96
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Bruce Howard and Kirk Rueter

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.04
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.6
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.28
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.58
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5754
27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1918
9
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.63
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.6
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
2.06
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
2.11
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
2.73
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
2.69
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.77
96.77
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.8
98.8
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.688
1.688
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.82
98.82
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.25
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Howard and Kirk Rueter

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
416.18
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
282.97
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
173
600
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
740
600
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
509.83
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
622
504.32
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
58.96
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
77.03
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
34.68
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
69.73
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
7.3
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
7.3
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.49
19.05
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.76
14.4
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
93.64
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
84.32
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
100.58
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
98.92
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.34
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
35.68
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
7
24.28
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
32.43
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
11
38.15
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
68.11
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1.6
5.54
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.98
9.71
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.15
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
21.89
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
169.94
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
85.14
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
7.05
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
45.09
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
69.73
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.47
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.05
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.3
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.81
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.62
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50