Larry Bradford vs. Jay Hook — Career Comparison

Larry Bradford
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jay Hook
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jay Hook 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 5.23 and 1.460 for Jay Hook. 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 Jay Hook

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.91
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.34
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.35
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.74
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.87
31.87
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.36
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.52
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
5.23
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2258
27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
752.2
9
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.73
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
808
9.66
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.66
9.66
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.34
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.82
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
3.29
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.78
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
5.04
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
4.71
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.984
0.984
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.36
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
37.85
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3291
39.35
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.82
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.24
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.39
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
5.76
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.87
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.439
1.439
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
32.47
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2986
35.71
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Larry Bradford and Jay Hook

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.91
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.34
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2258
27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
752.2
9
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.86
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.74
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.16
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.17
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
2.12
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.08
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
2.02
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.48
95.48
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.056
1.056
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Bradford and Jay Hook

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
12480
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
383.08
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
600
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
519.23
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
78.46
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
76.15
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.7
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.29
16.82
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
80.77
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
120
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
36.92
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.08
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
60
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-22.56
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.06
13.99
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
41.54
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
177.69
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
36.92
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.62
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Hook
Career
Per 600 PA