Bob Bruce
Robert James Bruce
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: May 16, 1933 in Detroit, MI
High School: Highland Park (Highland Park, MI)
School: Alma College
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1953. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 14, 1959
Final Game: June 24, 1967
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1959 26 DET AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1960 27 DET AL 34 45 39 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 .179 .256 .179 .435 19 7 0 0 2 0 0 1
1961 28 DET AL 14 12 9 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 .111 .273 .222 .495 33 2 1 0 1 0 0 1
1962 29 HOU NL 32 68 55 8 11 1 0 0 7 0 0 12 14 .200 .343 .218 .561 60 12 2 0 1 0 0 1
1963 30 HOU NL 32 64 55 5 7 2 1 0 1 0 0 5 17 .127 .213 .200 .413 23 11 0 1 3 0 0 1
1964 31 HOU NL 37 72 63 1 12 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 14 .190 .239 .206 .445 30 13 0 2 5 0 0 1
1965 32 HOU NL 35 80 74 3 9 2 0 0 6 0 0 1 26 .122 .132 .149 .280 -18 11 0 0 4 1 0 1
1966 33 HOU NL 25 47 39 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 14 .077 .100 .077 .177 -48 3 0 0 7 0 0 1
1967 34 ATL NL 12 13 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .167 .231 .167 .397 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Seasons 223 401 346 25 52 7 1 0 17 0 0 28 102 .150 .220 .176 .396 15 61 3 3 23 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 291 251 18 38 5 1 0 12 0 0 20 74 .150 .220 .176 .396 15 44 2 2 17 1 0
HOU (5 yrs) 161 331 286 19 42 6 1 0 16 0 0 21 85 .147 .212 .175 .387 13 50 2 3 20 1 0
DET (3 yrs) 50 57 48 5 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 13 .167 .259 .188 .447 22 9 1 0 3 0 0
ATL (1 yr) 12 13 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .167 .231 .167 .397 17 2 0 0 0 0 0
NL (6 yrs) 173 344 298 20 44 6 1 0 16 0 0 22 89 .148 .213 .174 .387 13 52 2 3 20 1 0
AL (3 yrs) 50 57 48 5 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 13 .167 .259 .188 .447 22 9 1 0 3 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1960 27 DET AL 45 34 2 1.6 104 .250 .179 .267 .256 .341 .179 .408 .435 .749 19 .129 -4.6 -0.5 .344 .103 .000
1961 28 DET AL 12 10 1 2.7 106 .143 .111 .267 .273 .343 .222 .416 .495 .759 33 .266 -0.8 -0.1 .444 .333 .111
1962 29 HOU NL 68 47 5 2.8 97 .268 .200 .261 .343 .328 .218 .397 .561 .724 60 .297 -2.4 -0.2 .522 .236 .018
1963 30 HOU NL 64 51 3 1.6 84 .184 .127 .247 .213 .308 .200 .370 .413 .678 23 .160 -5.3 -0.6 .354 .164 .073
1964 31 HOU NL 72 56 4 1.9 89 .245 .190 .257 .239 .315 .206 .382 .445 .697 30 .200 -5.7 -0.6 .333 .048 .016
1965 32 HOU NL 80 70 2 0.8 87 .184 .122 .249 .132 .311 .149 .376 .280 .687 -18 .044 -11.1 -1.2 .185 .041 .027
1966 33 HOU NL 47 43 1 0.6 90 .120 .077 .256 .100 .314 .077 .386 .177 .700 -48 .030 -7.5 -0.8 .111 .026 .000
1967 34 ATL NL 13 10 1 2.7 89 .250 .167 .257 .231 .319 .167 .377 .397 .696 17 .331 -1.3 -0.1 .300 .083 .000
9 Seasons 401 321 19 1.6 92 .212 .150 .256 .220 .319 .176 .385 .396 .704 15 .143 -38.7 -4.0 .310 .107 .026
162 Game Avg. 291 233 14 1.6 92 .212 .150 .256 .220 .319 .176 .385 .396 .704 15 .143 -38.7 -4.0 .310 .107 .026
HOU (5 yrs) 331 267 15 1.5 89 .208 .147 .254 .212 .315 .175 .382 .387 .697 13 .134 -32.0 -3.4 .301 .101 .028
DET (3 yrs) 57 44 3 1.8 104 .229 .167 .267 .259 .341 .188 .410 .447 .751 22 .161 -5.4 -0.5 .366 .146 .021
ATL (1 yr) 13 10 1 2.7 89 .250 .167 .257 .231 .319 .167 .377 .397 .696 17 .331 -1.3 -0.1 .300 .083 .000
NL (6 yrs) 344 277 16 1.6 89 .210 .148 .254 .213 .315 .174 .381 .387 .697 13 .141 -33.3 -3.5 .301 .101 .027
AL (3 yrs) 57 44 3 1.8 104 .229 .167 .267 .259 .341 .188 .410 .447 .751 22 .161 -5.4 -0.5 .366 .146 .021

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1960 27 DET AL 45 0.0% 24.4% 8.9% 0.0% 0% 2.75 3.5 1.56 62%
1961 28 DET AL 12 0.0% 16.7% 16.7% 8.3% 100% 1.00 4.5 9.0 1.33 58%
1962 29 HOU NL 68 0.0% 20.6% 17.7% 1.5% 9% 1.17 3.9 7.9 5.20 60%
1963 30 HOU NL 64 0.0% 26.6% 7.8% 4.7% 43% 3.40 3.2 55.0 1.91 59%
1964 31 HOU NL 72 0.0% 19.4% 2.8% 1.4% 8% 7.00 4.5 63.0 2.15 68%
1965 32 HOU NL 80 0.0% 32.5% 1.3% 2.5% 22% 26.00 2.8 12.3 1.39 61%
1966 33 HOU NL 47 0.0% 29.8% 2.1% 0.0% 0% 14.00 2.8 39.0 1.64 53%
1967 34 ATL NL 13 0.0% 30.8% 7.7% 0.0% 0% 4.00 3.0 2.00 62%
9 Seasons 401 0.0% 25.4% 7.0% 2.0% 15% 3.64 3.4 20.4 1.94 61%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1960 27 DET AL 0 0 36% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 4 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 1
1961 28 DET AL 1 0 33% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 29 HOU NL 2 0 35% 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 30% 5 2 1 3 2 1 2 1 1
1963 30 HOU NL 3 0 39% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 29% 4 4 0 2 1 1 1 0 1
1964 31 HOU NL 2 0 6% 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 33% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1965 32 HOU NL 1 0 30% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14% 4 3 1 1 1 0 2 2 0
1966 33 HOU NL 0 0 50% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
1967 34 ATL NL 0 0 33% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
9 Seasons 9 0 30% 111 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 27% 20 15 3 8 6 2 9 4 5
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1960 27 DET AL 45 40% 7 0 0 0 0 0.10 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 8 0 0% 8 2 25% 30 0 0% 2 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1961 28 DET AL 12 8% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 1 50% 2 1 50% 7 1 14% 0 0 0 0 0
1962 29 HOU NL 68 28% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 16 2 13% 13 3 23% 49 8 16% 2 1 50% 4 2 50% 0
1963 30 HOU NL 64 36% 7 1 0 0 0 0.86 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 7 0 0% 9 2 22% 24 2 8% 0 0 3 2 67% 0
1964 31 HOU NL 72 19% 12 1 0 0 0 0.55 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 83% 13 0 0% 13 1 8% 37 2 5% 3 0 0% 4 1 25% 0
1965 32 HOU NL 80 44% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 100% 13 0 0% 15 2 13% 45 6 13% 3 2 67% 4 0 0% 0
1966 33 HOU NL 47 34% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 88% 11 0 0% 12 5 42% 36 1 3% 3 0 0% 0 0 0
1967 34 ATL NL 9 44% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 7 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 4
9 Seasons 397 33% 52 2 0 0 0 0.71 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 28 23 82% 72 3 4% 74 16 22% 235 20 9% 13 3 23% 17 6 35% 4
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1960 27 36 45 39 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 .179 .256 .179 .435 19 7 0 0 2 0 0
1961 28 50 57 48 5 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 13 .167 .259 .188 .447 22 9 1 0 3 0 0
1962 29 82 125 103 13 19 2 0 0 8 0 0 18 27 .184 .306 .204 .510 42 21 3 0 4 0 0
1963 30 114 189 158 18 26 4 1 0 9 0 0 23 44 .165 .275 .203 .477 36 32 3 1 7 0 0
1964 31 151 261 221 19 38 5 1 0 10 0 0 25 58 .172 .265 .204 .469 35 45 3 3 12 0 0
1965 32 186 341 295 22 47 7 1 0 16 0 0 26 84 .159 .234 .190 .424 22 56 3 3 16 1 0
1966 33 211 388 334 24 50 7 1 0 17 0 0 27 98 .150 .219 .177 .396 15 59 3 3 23 1 0
1967 34 223 401 346 25 52 7 1 0 17 0 0 28 102 .150 .220 .176 .396 15 61 3 3 23 1 0

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1960 27 36 47 42 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 .190 .277 .190 .467 2 34
1961 28 14 11 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 .182 .000 .182 0 14
1962 29 32 69 56 8 12 1 0 0 7 0 13 14 .214 .362 .232 .594 5 32
1963 30 32 66 58 7 10 3 1 0 1 0 7 17 .172 .273 .259 .531 4 32
1964 31 37 70 66 1 15 1 0 0 1 0 2 14 .227 .271 .242 .514 4 37
1965 32 35 78 76 3 11 2 0 0 7 0 1 26 .145 .154 .171 .325 2 35
1966 33 25 44 42 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 2 14 .143 .182 .143 .325 1 25
1967 34 12 15 13 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .231 .333 .231 .564 1 12
8 Seasons 223 400 362 28 65 7 1 0 18 0 34 103 .180 .255 .204 .459 19 221
162 Game Avg. 162 291 263 20 47 5 1 0 13 0 25 75 .180 .255 .204 .459 14 221

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