Archie Bradley vs. Johnny Kucks — Career Comparison

Archie Bradley
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johnny Kucks
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Johnny Kucks 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 96), strikeout rate (K%+ 92 vs 64), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 91). Johnny Kucks held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 118 vs 96). Role difference aside, Archie Bradley holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Archie Bradley and Johnny Kucks

Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.13
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
1.99
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.64
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.18
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.55
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.52
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.53
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.54
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.85
50.85
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.09
49.09
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.42
59.42
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.29
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.59
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
4.03
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
4.1
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1467
27
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2815
27
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
9
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
938.1
9
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
8.69
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
9.3
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.85
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.87
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
3.7
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
2.95
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.29
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.12
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.96
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
3.24
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.689
0.689
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.12
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.39
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.37
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
38.94
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4030
38.65
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.51
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.37
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
4.31
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
493
4.73
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.85
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.362
1.362
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1875
34.51
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3683
35.33
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.94
38.94
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.65
38.65

Fielding Stats for Archie Bradley and Johnny Kucks

Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.13
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
1.99
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.64
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.18
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1467
27
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2813
27
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
9
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937.2
9
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.46
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.43
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.64
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
1.86
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.14
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
2.43
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.1
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
2.29
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.47
94.47
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.42
59.42
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.16
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Archie Bradley and Johnny Kucks

Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
2938.24
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
207
363.16
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
68
600
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
342
600
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
555.88
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
510.53
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
56.14
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.94
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
47.37
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.77
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.77
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
3.65
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.32
11.08
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
64.91
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
91.23
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
36.84
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.12
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
10.53
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
61.76
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
47.37
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.82
-24.92
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.71
-1.25
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.75
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
33.33
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
344.12
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
166.67
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.74
1.74
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.6
3.6
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
35.29
Johnny Kucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
54.39
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.51
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucks
Career
Per 600 PA