Larry Bradford vs. Charlie Smith — Career Comparison

Larry Bradford
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Smith
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Smith 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 2.81 and 1.232 for Charlie Smith. 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 Charlie Smith

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.41
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.99
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.44
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.58
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.14
43.14
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.81
69.81
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.58
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.52
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
422
2.81
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.1
9
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.73
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1309
8.73
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.82
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.35
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.78
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
5.04
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
3.8
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.984
0.984
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.19
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
37.85
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5479
36.54
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.82
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.33
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.39
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
3.92
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.87
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.283
1.283
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
32.47
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5097
34
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Larry Bradford and Charlie Smith

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
1.86
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.99
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3087
27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
9
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.74
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.48
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.17
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
4.01
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.08
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.8
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.76
94.76
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.038
2.038
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Bradford and Charlie Smith

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
12480
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
266.94
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
600
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
447
547.35
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
82.04
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
73.47
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.57
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.7
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.19
17.37
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
94.29
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
101.63
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.94
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.94
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
52.65
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-22.56
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.56
10.49
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.47
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
104.08
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
5.76
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
33.06
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA