Larry Bradford vs. Bill Zepp — Career Comparison

Larry Bradford
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Zepp
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Zepp 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 3.64 and 1.495 for Bill Zepp. 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 Bill Zepp

Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.02
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.15
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.48
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.52
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
3.64
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
564
27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
9
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.73
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
9.62
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.62
9.62
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.82
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
3.45
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.78
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
5.04
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
3.88
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.984
0.984
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.814
0.814
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
37.85
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
825
39.49
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.82
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.39
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
4.31
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.87
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.452
1.452
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
32.47
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
34.76
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.49
39.49

Fielding Stats for Larry Bradford and Bill Zepp

Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9.03
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.01
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.15
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
565
27
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188.1
9
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.57
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.74
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.1
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.17
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.77
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.08
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.67
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.59
94.59
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.556
0.556
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Bradford and Bill Zepp

Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
12480
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
63
726.92
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
600
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
565.38
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
69.23
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
69.23
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.7
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
9
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
69.23
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
80.77
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-22.56
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.77
-8.86
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
33
380.77
Larry Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
1.58
1.58
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.08
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Bill Zepp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Zepp
Career
Per 600 PA