Archie Bradley vs. John Gast — Career Comparison

Archie Bradley
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
John Gast
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

John Gast built a career as a starting pitcher and Archie Bradley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Archie Bradley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.03 and WHIP 1.409 compared to 5.11 and 1.297 for John Gast. By the career numbers, Archie Bradley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Archie Bradley and John Gast

Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.13
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.64
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.19
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.55
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.85
50.85
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.59
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
4.03
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1467
27
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
489
9
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
472
8.69
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
8.03
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.85
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
3.7
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.65
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.29
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.96
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
5.84
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.054
1.054
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.39
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
38.94
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
37.95
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.51
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
4.31
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.85
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1875
34.51
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
34.3
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.94
38.94
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Archie Bradley and John Gast

Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.13
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.64
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.19
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1467
27
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
489
9
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.46
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.64
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.14
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.1
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.77
96.77
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Gast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Archie Bradley and John Gast

Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
2938.24
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
600
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
555.88
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.94
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.94
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
3.65
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
2.15
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.94
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.12
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
61.76
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.82
-24.92
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-21.82
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
39
344.12
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.74
1.74
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gast
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.29
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Gast
Career
Per 600 PA