Larry Bradford vs. Fritz Peterson — Career Comparison

Larry Bradford
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fritz Peterson
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Fritz Peterson 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 3.3 and 1.225 for Fritz Peterson. 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 Fritz Peterson

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.44
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.34
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.54
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.53
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.38
50.38
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.96
92.96
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.37
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.52
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
813
3.3
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6655
27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2218.1
9
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.73
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2217
8.99
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
0.7
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.82
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
1.73
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.78
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.3
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
5.04
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1015
4.12
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.984
0.984
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.13
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.17
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
37.85
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9103
36.93
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.82
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.39
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
947
3.84
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.87
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.18
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.24
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.283
1.283
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
32.47
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8567
34.76
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.93
36.93

Fielding Stats for Larry Bradford and Fritz Peterson

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.44
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.34
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6653
27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2217.2
9
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.47
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.74
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
1.74
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.17
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
2.3
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.08
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
2.21
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.29
96.29
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.535
1.535
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.96
92.96
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.18
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Bradford and Fritz Peterson

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
12480
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
355
353.23
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
603
600
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
515
512.44
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.478
0.478
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
81.59
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
63.68
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.93
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.99
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
17.91
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.7
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.92
21.81
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
104.48
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
107.46
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
30.85
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.85
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
59.7
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-22.56
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.06
16.98
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.99
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
23.88
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
143.28
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.19
4.19
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
58.71
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.99
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.99
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
Fritz Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA