Dave Rucker vs. Brian Williams — Career Comparison

Dave Rucker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brian Williams
Gen XSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Dave Rucker a clear advantage over Brian Williams across the core pitching metrics. Dave Rucker led in home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 89), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 82), and run prevention (ERA+ 88 vs 77). Dave Rucker was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Dave Rucker and Brian Williams

Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
5.8
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
3.87
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.89
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.45
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.39
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.57
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.63
40.62
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.05
23.05
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.94
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
5.37
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
959
27
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1786
27
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
319.2
9
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
595.1
9
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
9.49
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
655
9.9
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.53
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.94
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
4.14
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
5.02
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.3
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
4.79
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
6
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.992
0.992
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.62
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1406
39.58
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2735
41.35
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.72
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.01
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
4.62
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
6.06
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.45
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.59
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.37
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.38
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.87
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.88
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.514
1.514
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.658
1.658
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1222
34.4
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2307
34.88
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.59
39.59
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.35
41.35

Fielding Stats for Dave Rucker and Brian Williams

Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
5.8
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
3.87
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.89
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
959
27
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1786
27
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
319.2
9
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
595.1
9
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.67
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.44
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
1.33
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.14
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.34
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
2.13
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.06
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
2
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.95
87.95
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.62
93.62
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.516
0.516
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.05
23.05
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Rucker and Brian Williams

Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
4457.14
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
1544.55
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
600
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
557.14
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
504.95
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
89.11
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
65.35
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.76
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.76
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
28.76
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.08
18.32
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
112.87
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
89.11
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
29.7
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
53.47
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
83.17
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.24
26.63
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.28
13.54
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
235.71
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
154.46
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
2.55
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
3.88
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
89.11
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.94
Dave Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.94
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Williams
Career
Per 600 PA