Bob Bruce
1959–1967 · bats R / throws R · Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros
223G
.150AVG
.220OBP
.176SLG
More career statistics
52H
0HR
17RBI
0SB
49–71W–L
1,122.1IP
733K
3.85ERA
167GS
1SV
5Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Pitching · p er | 480 | 479 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 223 | 401 | 346 | 25 | 52 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 28 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 61 | .150 | .220 | .176 | .396 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,122.3 | 219 | 167 | 26 | 49 | 71 | 1 | 1,146 | 551 | 480 | 95 | 340 | 733 | 0 | 0 | 3.85 | 1.324 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1962-08-21 to 1962-09-04
10longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Ten Strikeouts in Relief | 1962-05-04 | 1 in 3,062 games | box score ↗ |
| 66 | 12 scoreless innings | 1964-09-27 | 1 in 6,007 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 58 | Two Balks | 1963-04-16 | 1 in 551 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 112 | 199 | 25 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 46 | .145 | .196 | .180 |
| Away | 111 | 202 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 56 | .155 | .203 | .172 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 23 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | .080 | .200 | .120 |
| May | 37 | 77 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 30 | .129 | .221 | .129 |
| June | 45 | 84 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 12 | .194 | .250 | .222 |
| July | 42 | 72 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 23 | .129 | .194 | .194 |
| August | 44 | 80 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .130 | .138 | .145 |
| September | 31 | 54 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | .192 | .185 | .212 |
| October | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| los-angeles-dodgers | 23 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 19 | .128 | .217 | .128 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 21 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .061 | .061 | .061 |
| cincinnati-reds | 21 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | .270 | .310 | .297 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 21 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | .200 | .262 | .229 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 20 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 16 | .175 | .222 | .225 |
| chicago-cubs | 19 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .038 | .121 | .038 |
| san-francisco-giants | 17 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .083 | .097 | .083 |
| new-york-mets | 15 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | .129 | .167 | .129 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 |  Detroit Tigers | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 |
| 1960 | Detroit Tigers | 34 | 39 | 7 | – | – | – | .179 | 130 | 76 |
| 1961 | Detroit Tigers | 14 | 9 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .111 | 44 | 25 |
| 1962 |  Houston Astros | 32 | 55 | 11 | – | 7 | – | .200 | 175 | 135 |
| 1963 | Houston Astros | 32 | 55 | 7 | – | 1 | – | .127 | 170 | 123 |
| 1964 | Houston Astros | 37 | 63 | 12 | – | 1 | – | .190 | 202 | 135 |
| 1965 | Houston Astros | 35 | 74 | 9 | – | 6 | – | .122 | 229 | 145 |
| 1966 | Houston Astros | 25 | 39 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .077 | 129 | 71 |
| 1967 |  Atlanta Braves | 12 | 12 | 2 | – | – | – | .167 | 38 | 22 |