Craig Anderson vs. Provine Bradley — Career Comparison

Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightNorth AmericaCincinnati TigersNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Provine Bradley built a career as a starting pitcher and Craig Anderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Craig Anderson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.1 and WHIP 1.607 compared to 5.17 and 1.468 for Provine Bradley. By the career numbers, Craig Anderson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Craig Anderson and Provine Bradley

Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.84
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.72
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.86
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.08
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.86
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.33
23.33
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.73
20.73
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.23
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.1
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.17
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
577
27
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
27
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192.1
9
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.1
9
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
10.58
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
10.34
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.58
10.58
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.34
10.34
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.98
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
3.79
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.87
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.4
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
4.02
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.766
0.766
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.56
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.57
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
893
41.79
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
42.22
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.59
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.57
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
6.88
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
7.47
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.88
6.88
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.47
7.47
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.86
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.86
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.596
1.596
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
806
37.72
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
38.49
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.79
41.79
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.22
42.22

Fielding Stats for Craig Anderson and Provine Bradley

Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.84
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.56
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.97
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
577
27
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192.1
9
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.56
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.25
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.95
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.95
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
2.73
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.81
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.53
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.732
0.732
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.625
1.625
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.73
20.73
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Craig Anderson and Provine Bradley

Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
964.71
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
16
234.15
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
600
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
41
600
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
552.94
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
556.1
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.646
0.646
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
82.35
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
146.34
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
70.59
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
117.07
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.31
15.37
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
57.77
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
94.12
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
175.61
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
94.12
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
190.24
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.633
0.633
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
87.8
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
6.12
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.52
66.19
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
164.71
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.64
3.64
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
41
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA