Chris Archer vs. Larry Bradford — Career Comparison

Chris Archer
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Larry Bradford
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Larry Bradford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Larry Bradford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.52 and WHIP 1.370 compared to 3.93 and 1.265 for Chris Archer. By the career numbers, Larry Bradford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Archer and Larry Bradford

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.42
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.59
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.45
41.45
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
592
3.93
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.52
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1232
8.17
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.73
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.17
8.17
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.09
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
3.16
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.82
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.78
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
9.64
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
5.04
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.984
0.984
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.48
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.27
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5723
37.96
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
37.85
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.82
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
654
4.34
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.39
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.87
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.65
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.283
1.283
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5152
34.17
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
32.47
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.96
37.96
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85

Fielding Stats for Chris Archer and Larry Bradford

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.4
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.74
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.74
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.23
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.17
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.14
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.08
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.47
92.47
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.708
0.708
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Archer and Larry Bradford

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
1689.66
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
12480
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
551.72
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
55.17
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
48.28
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
6.18
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.7
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
62.07
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
82.76
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.69
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
48.28
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.49
-17.14
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-22.56
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
38
262.07
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.69
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA