Archie Bradley vs. Lefty Grove — Career Comparison

Archie Bradley
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Grove
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star

Lefty Grove 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. Lefty Grove posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.06 and WHIP 1.278 compared to 4.03 and 1.409 for Archie Bradley. By the career numbers, Lefty Grove had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Archie Bradley and Lefty Grove

Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.13
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
1.41
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.64
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.04
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.55
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
0.69
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.32
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.85
50.85
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.03
68.03
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.19
74.19
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
0.68
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.08
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.59
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.13
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
4.03
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1339
3.06
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1467
27
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11822
27
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
9
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3940.2
9
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
8.69
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3849
8.79
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.85
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.37
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
3.7
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
2.71
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.29
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.96
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2266
5.18
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.876
0.876
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.12
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.39
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.1
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
38.94
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16633
37.99
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.51
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.28
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
4.31
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
3.64
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.85
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1875
34.51
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15404
35.18
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.94
38.94
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99

Fielding Stats for Archie Bradley and Lefty Grove

Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.13
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.64
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
27
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
9
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.46
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.64
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
722
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.14
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
825
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.1
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
787
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.39
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.278
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.51
10.51
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Archie Bradley and Lefty Grove

Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
333
2938.24
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
619
235.21
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
68
600
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1579
600
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
555.88
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1369
520.2
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
76.76
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
58.9
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
10.26
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.9
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.7
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
17.86
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
3.65
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.38
26.37
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
107.92
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
117.42
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
45.22
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
44.12
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
45.98
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
61.76
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
85.5
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.82
-24.92
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.78
19.3
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.76
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
39.9
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
344.12
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PAverified
593
225.33
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.74
1.74
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.66
2.66
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
35.29
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
39.14
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.38
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.38
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.76
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50