Larry Bradford vs. Joe Oeschger — Career Comparison

Larry Bradford
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Oeschger
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Oeschger 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 3.81 and 1.423 for Joe Oeschger. 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 Oeschger

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
1.81
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.98
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.41
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.57
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.41
41.41
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.97
53.97
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.49
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.09
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.52
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
3.81
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5454
27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1818
9
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.73
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1936
9.58
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.58
9.58
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.3
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.82
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
3.22
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.78
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
5.04
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
535
2.65
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.984
0.984
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.23
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.33
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
37.85
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7814
38.68
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.82
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.55
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.39
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
947
4.69
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.87
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.423
1.423
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
32.47
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7096
35.13
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.68
38.68

Fielding Stats for Larry Bradford and Joe Oeschger

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
27
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103.2
9
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.74
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.17
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.08
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.87
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.4
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Bradford and Joe Oeschger

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
12480
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
366
345.83
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
635
600
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
599
565.98
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
93.54
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
81.26
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
12.28
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
12.28
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.7
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.35
20.18
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
105.83
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
112.44
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
32.13
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
38.74
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
70.87
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-22.56
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.73
14.86
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
18.9
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
130.39
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
4.6
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.12
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Joe Oeschger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Oeschger
Career
Per 600 PA