Larry Bradford vs. Irv Young — Career Comparison

Larry Bradford
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Irv Young
Pre-GenerationalMaineThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Irv Young 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 1.211 for Irv Young. 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 Irv Young

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
1.36
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.05
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.41
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.62
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.87
39.87
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.03
77.03
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.78
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.52
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
479
3.11
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4154
27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1384.2
9
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.73
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
8.85
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.15
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.82
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
2.05
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.78
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
5.04
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
560
3.64
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.984
0.984
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.633
0.633
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.15
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
37.85
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5590
36.33
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.82
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.39
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
629
4.09
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.87
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.283
1.283
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.211
1.211
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
32.47
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5237
34.04
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.33
36.33

Fielding Stats for Larry Bradford and Irv Young

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
1.46
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.04
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3876
27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1292
9
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.73
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.74
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
2.79
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.15
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.17
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
3.67
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.08
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
3.52
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
95.83
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.416
2.416
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.77
71.77
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Bradford and Irv Young

Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
12480
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
252.82
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
496
600
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
475
574.6
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
72.58
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
59.27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.68
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.63
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.31
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.7
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.35
13.73
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
89.52
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
87.1
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
25.4
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
21.77
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
47.18
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-22.56
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.4
-1.7
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.31
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
216.53
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.89
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
Irv Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100