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 Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1959 DET AL 26 P 2 1 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 0.85
1960 DET AL 27 P 34 15 130.0 33 9 23 1 2 .970 2.22 0.94 .967 1.96 0.78
1961 DET AL 28 P 14 6 44.2 7 5 1 1 0 .857 1.21 0.43 .957 2.06 0.83
1962 HOU NL 29 P 32 27 175.0 41 14 26 1 2 .976 2.06 1.25 .946 2.07 0.82
1963 HOU NL 30 P 30 25 170.1 35 13 21 1 1 .971 1.80 1.13 .949 2.06 0.84
1964 HOU NL 31 P 35 29 202.1 47 11 35 1 0 .979 2.05 1.31 .951 2.14 0.84
1965 HOU NL 32 P 35 34 229.2 64 25 36 3 1 .953 2.39 1.74 .956 2.08 0.81
1966 HOU NL 33 P 25 23 129.2 33 15 18 0 1 1.000 2.29 1.32 .945 1.96 0.74
1967 ATL NL 34 P 12 7 38.2 7 3 4 0 0 1.000 1.63 0.58 .957 2.00 0.78
9 Seasons P 219 167 1122.1 267 95 164 8 7 .970 2.08 1.18 .953 2.05 0.81
9 Seasons TOT 219 167 1122.1 267 95 164 8 7 .970 2.08 1.18 .923 2.05 0.81

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1959 DET AL 26 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 DET AL 27 34 15 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1961 DET AL 28 14 6 14 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 HOU NL 29 32 27 32 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 HOU NL 30 32 25 32 32 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
1964 HOU NL 31 37 29 37 37 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
1965 HOU NL 32 35 34 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 HOU NL 33 25 23 25 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 ATL NL 34 12 7 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Seasons 223 167 223 223 219 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1959 DET AL 26 15 73% 20% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 DET AL 27 597 77% 30% 27 96% 0 9 2 5 24 20 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 100%
1961 DET AL 28 214 76% 21% 4 50% 0 5 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 50%
1962 HOU NL 29 799 71% 27% 24 96% 0 14 1 13 23 15 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 100%
1963 HOU NL 30 759 75% 30% 23 96% 0 14 0 12 22 15 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0
1964 HOU NL 31 851 80% 32% 38 92% 0 11 0 9 35 28 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 86%
1965 HOU NL 32 993 81% 31% 44 95% 1 25 2 15 36 31 4 3 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 9 100%
1966 HOU NL 33 591 82% 33% 22 91% 1 14 1 10 18 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 100%
1967 ATL NL 34 144 78% 25% 3 100% 0 2 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
9 Seasons 4963 78% 30% 185 94% 2 94 6 69 162 128 18 8 1 2 5 2 7 6 6 1 27 89%
MLB Averages 77% 27% 90% 82%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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