Archie Bradley vs. Catfish Hunter — Career Comparison

Archie Bradley
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Catfish Hunter
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Catfish Hunter 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 61), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 84), and strikeout rate (K%+ 92 vs 83). Catfish Hunter held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 112 vs 96). Role difference aside, Archie Bradley holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Archie Bradley and Catfish Hunter

Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.13
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
1.3
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.64
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.24
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.55
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.58
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.43
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.85
50.85
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.44
57.44
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.2
95.2
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.47
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.11
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.59
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
4.03
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1248
3.26
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1467
27
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10348
27
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
9
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3449.1
9
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
472
8.69
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2958
7.72
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.85
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
0.98
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
3.7
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
2.49
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.29
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.96
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2012
5.25
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.39
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
38.94
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14032
36.61
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.51
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
4.31
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1380
3.6
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.22
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.19
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.85
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.2
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.134
1.134
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1875
34.51
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12870
33.58
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.94
38.94
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.61
36.61

Fielding Stats for Archie Bradley and Catfish Hunter

Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.13
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
1.31
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.64
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.24
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1467
27
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10348
27
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
9
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3449.1
9
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.46
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.59
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.64
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
0.83
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.06
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.14
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
1.48
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.1
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
1.42
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.94
95.94
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.086
1.086
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.01
95.01
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Archie Bradley and Catfish Hunter

Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
333
2938.24
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
515
435.21
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
68
600
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
63
555.88
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
658
556.06
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
125.92
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
104.79
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
13.52
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.54
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.07
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.13
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
3.65
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.57
35.98
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
159.72
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
132.68
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
50.7
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.12
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
43.1
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
61.76
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
88.73
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.82
-24.92
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.21
38.21
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.76
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
344.12
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
135.21
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.74
1.74
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
4.44
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.29
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
32.96
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
4.23
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.45
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.69
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100