Larry Bradford vs. Joe Lake — Career Comparison

Larry Bradford
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Lake
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Lake 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 2.85 and 1.260 for Joe Lake. 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 Joe Lake

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.36
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.95
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.42
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.61
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.79
40.79
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.85
69.85
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.65
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.52
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
2.85
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3954
27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1318
9
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.73
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
9.08
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.82
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
2.27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.78
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
5.04
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
4.06
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.984
0.984
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
37.85
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5443
37.17
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.82
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.36
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.39
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
669
4.57
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.87
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.283
1.283
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
32.47
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5091
34.76
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.17
37.17

Fielding Stats for Larry Bradford and Joe Lake

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
2.4
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.99
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2235
27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
745
9
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.51
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.74
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
5.63
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.17
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
6.68
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.08
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
6.14
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.86
91.86
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.553
2.553
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.21
41.21
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Bradford and Joe Lake

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
12480
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
247.62
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
504
600
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
491
584.52
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
120.24
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
92.86
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.67
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.14
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
27.38
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.7
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.52
36.33
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
161.9
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
129.76
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
46.43
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
45.24
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
88.1
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-22.56
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.14
35.89
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.19
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.33
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
138.1
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.34
4.34
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.95
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100