Larry Bradford vs. Rick Helling — Career Comparison

Larry Bradford
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Helling
Gen XNorth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rick Helling 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 4.68 and 1.393 for Rick Helling. 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 Rick Helling

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
1.77
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
1.38
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.55
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.48
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.45
53.45
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.74
77.74
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.52
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
793
4.68
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4579
27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1526.1
9
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.73
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1540
9.08
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
1.46
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.82
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
3.31
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.78
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.14
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
5.04
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
6.24
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.984
0.984
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.28
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.28
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
37.85
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6564
38.7
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.82
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.13
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.39
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
842
4.96
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.87
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.22
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.37
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
0.61
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.377
1.377
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
32.47
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5855
34.52
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.7
38.7

Fielding Stats for Larry Bradford and Rick Helling

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
1.77
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
1.38
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4579
27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1526.1
9
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.32
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.74
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
0.71
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.17
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
1.09
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.08
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.03
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.05
94.05
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.578
0.578
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.74
77.74
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Bradford and Rick Helling

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
12480
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301
1480.33
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
600
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
511.48
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.51
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
24.59
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.7
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
4.06
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
34.43
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
73.77
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
19.67
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
24.59
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-22.56
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.17
-20.53
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.34
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
211.48
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.84
2.84
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.26
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Helling
Career
Per 600 PA