Bob Bruce Stats

Bob Bruce was born on Tuesday, May 16, 1933, in Detroit, Michigan. Bruce was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 14, 1959, with the Detroit Tigers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bob Bruce baseball stats page.
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Bob Bruce

Bob Bruce Autograph on a 1967 Topps (#417)

Bob Bruce Autograph on a 1967 Topps (#417)
 

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Birth Name:   Robert James Bruce
Nickname:   Bob
Born On:   05-16-1933  (Taurus)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Detroit, Michigan
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Highland Park High School (Highland Park, MI)
College:   Alma College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03   Player Weight Chart Weight:   210
First Game:   09-14-1959 (Age 26)
Last Game:   06-24-1967
Draft:   Not Applicable
Bob Bruce

Bob Bruce Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1959 26 Tigers 2 1 1 0 1 .000 9.00 0 0 0 2.0 12 2 2 5 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 -
1960 27 Tigers 34 15 8 4 7 .364 3.74 1 0 0 130.0 572 127 54 68 16 56 1 76 6 5 0 -
1961 28 Tigers 14 6 2 1 2 .333 4.43 0 0 0 44.2 210 57 22 28 6 24 2 25 0 2 0 -
1962 29 Colt .45s 32 27 0 10 9 .526 4.06 6 0 0 175.0 765 164 79 92 16 82 3 135 7 12 1 -
1963 30 Colt .45s 30 25 2 5 9 .357 3.59 1 1 0 170.1 726 162 68 73 7 60 3 123 9 8 3 -
1964 31 Colt .45s 35 29 2 15 9 .625 2.76 9 4 0 202.1 830 191 62 70 8 33 4 135 4 3 1 -
1965 32 Astros 35 34 0 9 18 .333 3.72 7 1 0 229.2 956 241 95 107 22 38 4 145 8 9 0 -
1966 33 Astros 25 23 0 3 13 .188 5.34 1 0 0 129.2 574 160 77 83 16 29 4 71 1 8 1 -
1967 34 Braves 12 7 2 2 3 .400 4.89 1 0 1 38.2 173 42 21 25 3 15 4 22 1 1 1 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
9 Years 219 167 17 49 71 .408 3.85 26 6 1 1,122.1 4,818 1,146 480 551 95 340 25 733 37 48 7 -
Bob Bruce

Bob Bruce Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1959 26 Tigers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1960 27 Tigers 34 39 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 11 2 0 0 0 .179 .256 .179
1961 28 Tigers 14 9 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 .111 .273 .222
1962 29 Colt .45s 32 55 8 11 1 0 0 0 7 12 0 14 1 0 0 2 .200 .343 .218
1963 30 Colt .45s 32 55 5 7 2 1 0 0 1 5 0 17 3 0 1 0 .127 .213 .200
1964 31 Colt .45s 37 63 1 12 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 14 5 0 2 0 .190 .239 .206
1965 32 Astros 35 74 3 9 2 0 0 0 6 1 0 26 4 1 0 0 .122 .132 .149
1966 33 Astros 25 39 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 7 0 0 0 .077 .100 .077
1967 34 Braves 12 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 .167 .231 .167
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
9 Years 223 346 25 52 7 1 0 0 17 28 0 102 23 1 3 3 .150 .220 .176
Bob Bruce

Bob Bruce Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1959 Tigers P 2 1 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1960 Tigers P 34 15 390 33 1.0 32 9 23 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .970 2.22
1961 Tigers P 14 6 134 7 0.5 6 5 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .857 1.21
1962 Colt .45s P 32 27 525 41 1.3 40 14 26 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .976 2.06
1963 Colt .45s P 30 25 511 35 1.2 34 13 21 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .971 1.80
1964 Colt .45s P 35 29 607 47 1.3 46 11 35 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .979 2.05
1965 Astros P 35 34 689 64 1.8 61 25 36 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .953 2.39
1966 Astros P 25 23 389 33 1.3 33 15 18 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.29
1967 Braves P 12 7 116 7 0.6 7 3 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.63
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 219 167 3,367 267 1.2 259 95 164 8 7 n/a n/a n/a .970 2.08
9 Years 219 167 3,367 267 1.2 259 95 164 8 7 n/a n/a n/a .970 2.08
Bob Bruce

Bob Bruce Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1959 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.33 4.50 13.50
1960 Tigers 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 3.5 0.0 1.36 5.26 3.88
1961 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.5 9.0 1.04 5.04 4.84
1962 Colt .45s 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.9 7.9 1.65 6.94 4.22
1963 Colt .45s 0 0 .000 1 2 n/a 0.0 3.2 55.0 2.05 6.50 3.17
1964 Colt .45s 0 0 .000 1 1 n/a 0.0 4.5 63.0 4.09 6.00 1.47
1965 Astros 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.8 12.3 3.82 5.68 1.49
1966 Astros 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.8 39.0 2.45 4.93 2.01
1967 Braves 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 1.47 5.12 3.49
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
9 Years 0 0 .000 3 3 n/a 0.0 3.4 20.4 2.16 5.88 2.73
Bob Bruce

Bob Bruce Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1959 Detroit Tigers 20 Undetermined - -
1960 Detroit Tigers 32 Undetermined - -
1961 Detroit Tigers 32 Undetermined - -
1962 Houston Colt .45s 30 Undetermined - -
1963 Houston Colt .45s 30 Undetermined - -
1964 Houston Colt .45s 30 Undetermined - -
1965 Houston Astros 30 Undetermined - -
1966 Houston Astros 30 Undetermined - -
1967 Atlanta Braves 42 Undetermined - -




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