Larry Bradford vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Larry Bradford
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Chris Sale 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 3.01 and 1.053 for Chris Sale. 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 Chris Sale

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.38
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.52
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
697
3.01
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
7.73
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.73
7.73
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.82
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.78
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
5.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.984
0.984
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
37.85
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.82
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
3.39
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.87
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.283
1.283
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
32.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7713
33.31
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Larry Bradford and Chris Sale

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.74
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.17
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.08
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Bradford and Chris Sale

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
12480
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
8733.33
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
577.78
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.7
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-22.56
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA