Larry Bradford vs. George Pierce — Career Comparison

Larry Bradford
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
George Pierce
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

George Pierce 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 3.11 and 1.299 for George Pierce. 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 George Pierce

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.82
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.06
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.64
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.48
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.25
58.25
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.48
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.52
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
3.11
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1529
27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509.2
9
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.73
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
7.86
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.86
7.86
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.82
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
3.83
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.78
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
5.04
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
4.59
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.984
0.984
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.936
0.936
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.28
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
37.85
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2151
37.98
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.82
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.39
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
4.41
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.87
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.299
1.299
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
32.47
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1923
33.96
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Larry Bradford and George Pierce

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
27
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103.2
9
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.74
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.17
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.08
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.515
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Bradford and George Pierce

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
12480
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
103
339.56
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
600
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
547.25
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
65.93
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
46.15
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.48
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.78
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.7
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.52
14.89
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
89.01
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
92.31
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
39.56
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.78
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
59.34
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-22.56
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.13
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
23.08
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
214.29
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
26.37
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0