Larry Bradford vs. Casey Patten — Career Comparison

Larry Bradford
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Casey Patten
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Casey Patten 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 1.315 for Casey Patten. 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 Casey Patten

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.18
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.04
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.46
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.56
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.3
45.3
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.15
88.15
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
0.9
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.52
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
3.36
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6187
27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2062.1
9
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.73
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
2154
9.4
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.17
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.82
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
2.43
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.78
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
5.04
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
757
3.3
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.984
0.984
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.637
0.637
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.32
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
37.85
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8622
37.63
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.82
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.39
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1079
4.71
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.87
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.315
1.315
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
32.47
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7991
34.87
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.63
37.63

Fielding Stats for Larry Bradford and Casey Patten

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
1.18
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.61
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6228
27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2076
9
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.65
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.74
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
2.46
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.17
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
771
3.34
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.08
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
717
3.11
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
93
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.626
2.626
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.28
51.28
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Bradford and Casey Patten

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
12480
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
202.22
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
810
600
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
743
550.37
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
69.63
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
62.96
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.7
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.67
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.7
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.78
15.39
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
80.74
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
100
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
32.59
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
25.19
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
56.3
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-22.56
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.69
4.22
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.67
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
23.7
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
151.11
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.97
3.97
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
19.26
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.22
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.22
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100