Bronson Arroyo vs. Fred Bradley — Career Comparison

Bronson Arroyo
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Fred Bradley
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bronson Arroyo 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. Bronson Arroyo posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.28 and WHIP 1.325 compared to 5.6 and 1.245 for Fred Bradley. By the career numbers, Bronson Arroyo had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bronson Arroyo and Fred Bradley

Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.55
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.58
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
1.42
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.55
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.51
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.93
51.93
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.41
91.41
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1158
4.28
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.6
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7307
27
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
27
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2435.2
9
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
9
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2507
9.26
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.64
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
1.28
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.02
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
2.44
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.57
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.22
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
5.8
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.02
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.916
0.916
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.509
0.509
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.39
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10338
38.2
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
39.74
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.04
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1260
4.66
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.64
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.64
7.64
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.34
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.24
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.68
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.301
1.301
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9417
34.8
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
35.66
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Bronson Arroyo and Fred Bradley

Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.55
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
1.42
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7307
27
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2435.2
9
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.82
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.2
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
2.08
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
2.02
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.15
97.15
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.41
91.41
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bronson Arroyo and Fred Bradley

Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
436
357.38
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
2700
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
732
600
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
629
515.57
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
66.39
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
48.36
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
13.11
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.92
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
18.03
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.55
16.03
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
94.26
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
78.69
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
28.69
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.77
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
47.54
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
0.83
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
11.48
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
276
226.23
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.65
2.65
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
69.67
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.46
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.56
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA