Brad Arnsberg vs. Bud Black — Career Comparison

Brad Arnsberg
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Black
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Black built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Arnsberg as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bud Black posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.22 and WHIP 1.688 compared to 4.26 and 1.566 for Brad Arnsberg. By the career numbers, Bud Black had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Arnsberg and Bud Black

Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
5.34
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.81
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.41
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.56
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.34
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.84
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.34
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
4.26
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.22
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
27
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
27
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158.1
9
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
9
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
9.04
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
10.13
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.04
9.04
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.53
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.56
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
4.83
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.06
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
5.68
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
3.94
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.02
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.56
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.4
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714
40.59
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
42.19
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.65
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
4.83
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.63
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.68
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.541
1.541
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
614
34.9
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
36.56
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.59
40.59
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19

Fielding Stats for Brad Arnsberg and Bud Black

Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
5.34
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.7
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
27
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158.1
9
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.74
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.74
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.53
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.22
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
2.33
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.33
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
2.27
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.96
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Arnsberg and Bud Black

Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-0.74
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-32.77
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Arnsberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Arnsberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA