Larry Bradford vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Larry Bradford
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Cliff Lee 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 3.52 and 1.202 for Cliff Lee. 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 Lee

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.38
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.52
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
3.52
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.73
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.82
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.78
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
5.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.984
0.984
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
37.85
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.82
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.39
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
923
3.85
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.87
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.22
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.23
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.283
1.283
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
32.47
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Larry Bradford and Cliff Lee

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.74
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.17
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.08
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Bradford and Cliff Lee

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
12480
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
95.33
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
76.64
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.7
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
104.67
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
33.64
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
65.42
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-22.56
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
205.61
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.61
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50