Larry Bradford vs. Marty McHale — Career Comparison

Larry Bradford
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marty McHale
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Marty McHale 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 3.57 and 1.289 for Marty McHale. 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 Marty McHale

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.61
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.11
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.75
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.58
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.52
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
3.57
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1075
27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358.1
9
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.73
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
9.57
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.82
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.03
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.78
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
5.04
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
3.29
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.984
0.984
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.592
0.592
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.2
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
37.85
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1472
36.97
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.82
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.39
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
4.57
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.87
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.289
1.289
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
32.47
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1383
34.74
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.97
36.97

Fielding Stats for Larry Bradford and Marty McHale

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
9.03
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
41.14
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
7.07
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.74
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
57.86
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
7.07
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.17
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
72
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.08
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
64.93
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.18
90.18
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.578
1.578
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Bradford and Marty McHale

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
12480
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
65
312
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
600
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
513.6
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
72
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
67.2
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.7
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.92
23.63
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
81.6
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
139.2
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
43.2
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
57.6
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-22.56
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.76
22.84
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
62.4
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
129.6
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
4.63
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.2
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100