Larry Bradford vs. Mike O'Connor — Career Comparison

Larry Bradford
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike O'Connor
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike O'Connor 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 5.3 and 1.459 for Mike O'Connor. 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 Mike O'Connor

Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.61
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.57
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.52
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
5.3
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362
27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120.2
9
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.73
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
8.35
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.34
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.82
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
4.4
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.78
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.37
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
5.04
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
5.3
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.984
0.984
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.077
1.077
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.6
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
37.85
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
39.68
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.82
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.39
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
5.67
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.87
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.6
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.37
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.67
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
32.47
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
33.71
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Larry Bradford and Mike O'Connor

Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.61
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.57
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362
27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120.2
9
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.74
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.17
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.12
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.08
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.04
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Bradford and Mike O'Connor

Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
12480
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
565.71
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.7
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
2.93
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.19
-22.56
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.8
-30.92
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
19
325.71
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1.84
1.84
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA