Archie Bradley vs. Gary Knotts — Career Comparison

Archie Bradley
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gary Knotts
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Gary Knotts 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 5.45 and 1.519 for Gary Knotts. 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 Gary Knotts

Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.13
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
2.9
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.64
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.28
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.55
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.44
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.53
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.85
50.85
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.19
44.19
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.59
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
4.03
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
5.45
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1467
27
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
802
27
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
489
9
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
267.1
9
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
8.69
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
9.46
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.85
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.38
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.7
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
4.11
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.29
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.96
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
5.45
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.062
1.062
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.22
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.39
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.37
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2116
38.94
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1196
40.26
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.51
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.44
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
4.31
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
5.79
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.22
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.85
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.74
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.508
1.508
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1875
34.51
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1051
35.38
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.94
38.94
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.26
40.26

Fielding Stats for Archie Bradley and Gary Knotts

Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.13
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
2.9
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.64
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.28
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1467
27
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
802
27
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
489
9
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
267.1
9
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.46
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.81
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.64
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.98
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.14
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.78
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.1
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.78
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.77
96.77
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.616
0.616
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.19
44.19
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Archie Bradley and Gary Knotts

Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
333
2938.24
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
5733.33
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
600
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
555.88
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
3.65
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
54.44
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.12
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
61.76
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.82
-24.92
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.08
72.31
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
39
344.12
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.74
1.74
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
35.29
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA