Larry Bradford vs. Roy Oswalt — Career Comparison

Larry Bradford
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Oswalt
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Roy Oswalt 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 3.36 and 1.226 for Roy Oswalt. 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 Roy Oswalt

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
1.46
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.37
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.65
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.41
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.51
61.51
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.42
93.42
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.52
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.36
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6736
27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245.1
9
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.73
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2199
8.81
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
0.79
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.82
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
2.08
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.78
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.14
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
5.04
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1852
7.42
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.984
0.984
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.056
1.056
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.12
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.32
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
37.85
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9301
37.28
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.82
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.39
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
897
3.6
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.87
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.42
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.23
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.81
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.283
1.283
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.211
1.211
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
32.47
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8539
34.23
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28

Fielding Stats for Larry Bradford and Roy Oswalt

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366
1.47
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
1.37
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6742
27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2247.1
9
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.68
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.74
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.24
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.17
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.95
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.08
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
1.92
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.16
98.16
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.44
93.44
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.12
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Bradford and Roy Oswalt

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
12480
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
278.89
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796
600
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
657
495.23
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
76.13
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
70.1
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.28
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.03
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.7
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.7
15.6
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
83.67
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
100.25
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
22.61
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
27.14
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
48.99
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-22.56
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.77
11.89
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.77
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
20.35
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
136.43
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.4
4.4
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
79.9
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.52
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA