Jim Archer vs. Fred Bradley — Career Comparison

Jim Archer
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Bradley
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Bradley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Archer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.373 compared to 5.6 and 1.245 for Fred Bradley. By the career numbers, Jim Archer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Archer and Fred Bradley

Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
2.2
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.58
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.08
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.62
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
36
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.12
49.12
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.94
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.6
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
27
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
27
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
9
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
9
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
9.42
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.64
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.73
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.02
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.7
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.57
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
4.71
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.02
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.824
0.824
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.509
0.509
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1008
38.94
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
39.74
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.54
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.04
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.98
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.64
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.64
7.64
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
1.348
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
36.04
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
35.66
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.94
38.94
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Jim Archer and Fred Bradley

Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.2
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.08
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
27
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
9
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.31
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.51
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.93
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.82
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
94
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.825
0.825
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.12
49.12
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Archer and Fred Bradley

Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
468.49
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
2700
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
600
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
526.03
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.1
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.88
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
5.44
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
57.53
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.88
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.21
-18.13
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
156.16
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
3.84
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA