Archie Bradley vs. Bob Gibson — Career Comparison

Archie Bradley
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Gibson
Silent GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

Bob Gibson 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 135 vs 105), walk avoidance (BB%+ 96 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 97). Bob Gibson held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 115 vs 92). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Archie Bradley.

Pitching Stats for Archie Bradley and Bob Gibson

Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.13
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528
1.22
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.64
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.12
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.55
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
0.58
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.4
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.85
50.85
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.06
59.06
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.29
91.29
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
0.59
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.13
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.59
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
4.03
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
2.91
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1467
27
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11653
27
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
9
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3884.1
9
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
472
8.69
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3279
7.6
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.85
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
0.6
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
3.7
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1336
3.1
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.29
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.27
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.96
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3117
7.22
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.22
7.22
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.146
1.146
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.22
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.25
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.39
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.24
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.03
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
38.94
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16068
37.23
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.51
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.05
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
4.31
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1420
3.29
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.14
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.1
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.85
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.11
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.188
1.188
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1875
34.51
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14525
33.65
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.94
38.94
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.23
37.23

Fielding Stats for Archie Bradley and Bob Gibson

Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.13
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528
1.22
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.64
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.12
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1467
27
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11654
27
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
9
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3884.2
9
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.46
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
0.67
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.64
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.12
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.1
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.14
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
1.89
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.1
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
1.8
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.86
94.86
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.29
91.29
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.11
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Archie Bradley and Bob Gibson

Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
333
2938.24
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
596
240.16
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
68
600
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1489
600
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
555.88
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1328
535.12
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
110.41
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
80.99
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
17.73
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.01
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
9.67
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
29.42
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
3.65
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103.39
41.66
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
161.18
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
139.02
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
53.19
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
44.12
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
58.03
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
61.76
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
252
101.54
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.82
-24.92
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99.39
40.05
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.22
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
25.39
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
344.12
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
415
167.23
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.74
1.74
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
3.59
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.29
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
29.01
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
7.25
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
5.24
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.24
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
4.03
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.82
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
9.27
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.52
56.52