Larry Bradford vs. Jim Owens — Career Comparison

Larry Bradford
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Owens
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Owens 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 4.31 and 1.489 for Jim Owens. 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 Jim Owens

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
2.91
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.05
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.69
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.18
38.18
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.01
36.01
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.21
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.52
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
4.31
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2656
27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885.1
9
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.73
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
932
9.47
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.85
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.82
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
3.46
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.78
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.47
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
5.04
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
5.25
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.984
0.984
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.967
0.967
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.45
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
37.85
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3854
39.18
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.82
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.98
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.39
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
483
4.91
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.87
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.437
1.437
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
32.47
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3506
35.64
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.18
39.18

Fielding Stats for Larry Bradford and Jim Owens

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
2.92
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.06
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2656
27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885.1
9
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.74
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
1.34
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.17
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
1.76
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.08
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
1.68
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.38
95.38
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.575
0.575
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.24
36.24
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Bradford and Jim Owens

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
12480
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
287
686.06
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
600
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
521.12
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
52.59
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
43.03
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.56
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.56
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.7
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.68
8.8
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
62.15
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
88.45
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.56
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.29
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
35.86
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-22.56
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.65
-8.73
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.47
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
102
243.82
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
2.46
2.46
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
43.03
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.56
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0