Elden Auker vs. Larry Bradford — Career Comparison

Elden Auker
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Larry Bradford
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Elden Auker 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 4.42 and 1.495 for Elden Auker. By the career numbers, Larry Bradford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elden Auker and Larry Bradford

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
1.53
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.2
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.6
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.46
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.28
56.28
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.38
78.38
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.58
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
4.42
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.52
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5890
27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1963.1
9
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2230
10.22
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.73
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.59
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
706
3.24
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.82
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.78
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
2.72
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
5.04
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.662
0.662
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.984
0.984
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.17
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8688
39.83
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
37.85
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.18
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.82
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1106
5.07
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.39
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.87
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.495
1.495
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7944
36.42
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
32.47
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85

Fielding Stats for Elden Auker and Larry Bradford

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
27
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103.2
9
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.74
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.17
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.08
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.67
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.742
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elden Auker and Larry Bradford

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
356
272.45
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
12480
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
784
600
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
700
535.71
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
100.26
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
77.3
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.48
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.89
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.59
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
22.96
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.05
35.24
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.7
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
139.29
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
133.16
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
55.87
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
55.1
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
106.38
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.57
34.11
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-22.56
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
31.38
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
232
177.55
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
31.38
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA