Larry Bradford vs. Cliff Carter — Career Comparison

Larry Bradford
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cliff Carter
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaHarrisburg GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cliff Carter 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 4.79 and 1.506 for Cliff Carter. By the career numbers, Larry Bradford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Bradford and Cliff Carter

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.44
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.12
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.62
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.56
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.54
52.54
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.78
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.52
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
4.79
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1347
27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
9
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.73
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
10.02
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.82
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
3.53
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.78
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
5.04
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
3.73
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.984
0.984
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.806
0.806
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.38
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
37.85
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2023
40.55
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.82
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.39
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
6.15
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.87
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.16
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.68
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
32.47
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1777
35.62
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.55
40.55

Fielding Stats for Larry Bradford and Cliff Carter

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.46
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.11
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1388
27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462.2
9
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.74
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.12
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.29
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.17
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
2.49
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.08
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.2
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.28
88.28
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.507
1.507
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
76
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Bradford and Cliff Carter

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
12480
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
85
240.57
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
600
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
543.4
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
152.83
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
133.02
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.81
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.81
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.7
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.24
57.28
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
172.64
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
189.62
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.645
0.645
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
67.92
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.47
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
93.4
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-22.56
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.56
69.51
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.79
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
53
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.81
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA