Larry Bradford vs. Ken Heintzelman — Career Comparison

Larry Bradford
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Heintzelman
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ken Heintzelman 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 3.93 and 1.445 for Ken Heintzelman. 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 Ken Heintzelman

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
1.91
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.1
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.46
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.59
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
44
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.37
57.37
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.4
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.52
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
656
3.93
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4505
27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1501.2
9
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.73
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1540
9.23
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.23
9.23
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.6
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.82
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.78
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.78
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
5.04
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
564
3.38
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.984
0.984
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.795
0.795
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.2
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
37.85
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6497
38.94
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.82
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.43
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.39
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
4.47
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.87
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.445
1.445
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
32.47
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5853
35.08
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.94
38.94

Fielding Stats for Larry Bradford and Ken Heintzelman

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
27
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103.2
9
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.74
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.17
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.08
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.75
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.953
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Bradford and Ken Heintzelman

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
12480
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
382.14
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
504
600
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
440
523.81
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
66.67
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
60.71
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.95
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.95
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.7
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.36
9.95
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
72.62
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
92.86
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
29.76
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
39.29
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
69.05
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-22.56
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.76
-2.1
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.19
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
134.52
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.46
4.46
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
50
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.29
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Heintzelman
Career
Per 600 PA