Larry Bradford vs. Al Olmsted — Career Comparison

Larry Bradford
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Olmsted
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Olmsted 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 2.86 and 1.356 for Al Olmsted. 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 Al Olmsted

Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.3
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.3
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.52
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
2.86
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
27
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.2
9
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.73
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
8.31
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.52
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
3.82
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.63
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.78
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
5.04
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
3.63
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.984
0.984
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.808
0.808
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
37.85
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
38.16
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.82
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
3.39
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.38
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.87
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.52
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
1.327
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
32.47
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
34.01
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Larry Bradford and Al Olmsted

Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.3
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.3
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
27
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.2
9
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.52
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.74
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.34
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
2.17
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.86
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
2.08
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.86
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Bradford and Al Olmsted

Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
12480
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
5
230.77
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
507.69
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.7
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
15.1
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-22.56
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
14.83
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA