Larry Bradford vs. Andy Pettitte — Career Comparison

Larry Bradford
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Andy Pettitte
Gen XLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Andy Pettitte 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 3.85 and 1.363 for Andy Pettitte. 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 Andy Pettitte

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
1.44
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.41
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
0.69
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.42
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.59
62.59
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.12
98.12
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.52
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1418
3.85
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9948
27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3316
9
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.73
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
3448
9.36
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.36
9.36
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
0.78
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.82
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
2.8
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.78
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.11
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
5.04
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2448
6.64
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.64
6.64
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.984
0.984
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.049
1.049
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.19
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.15
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
37.85
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14074
38.2
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.82
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.39
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1572
4.27
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.87
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.29
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.22
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
0.98
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.351
1.351
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
32.47
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12798
34.74
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.2
38.2

Fielding Stats for Larry Bradford and Andy Pettitte

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
1.44
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.41
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9948
27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3316
9
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.35
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.74
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
543
1.47
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.17
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708
1.92
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.08
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
673
1.83
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.06
95.06
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.12
98.12
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Bradford and Andy Pettitte

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
12480
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
1349.37
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
600
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
496.2
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.35
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
50.63
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.19
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.72
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.7
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
16.03
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
91.14
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
83.54
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
15.19
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.91
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
45.57
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-22.56
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
6.36
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.19
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
167.09
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
3.59
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
86.08
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Pettitte
Career
Per 600 PA