Larry Bradford vs. Fred Olmstead — Career Comparison

Larry Bradford
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Olmstead
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Olmstead 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 2.74 and 1.313 for Fred Olmstead. 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 Fred Olmstead

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.66
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.93
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.48
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.5
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.72
48.72
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.06
56.06
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.65
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.52
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
2.74
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1076
27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358.2
9
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.73
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
9.49
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.82
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.33
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.78
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
5.04
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
3.39
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.984
0.984
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
0.636
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.28
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
37.85
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1442
36.18
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.82
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.48
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.39
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
4.07
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.87
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
32.47
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1338
33.57
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.18
36.18

Fielding Stats for Larry Bradford and Fred Olmstead

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
2.46
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.97
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
9
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.6
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.74
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.18
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.17
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
5.08
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.08
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.78
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.939
1.939
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.39
39.39
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Bradford and Fred Olmstead

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
12480
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
66
300
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
600
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
563.64
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
86.36
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
72.73
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.09
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.64
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.7
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.61
20.96
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
109.09
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
109.09
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.18
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.73
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
40.91
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-22.56
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
15.35
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.73
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
86.36
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.95
6.95
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.64
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA