Archie Bradley vs. Al Mattern — Career Comparison

Archie Bradley
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Mattern
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Mattern 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. Al Mattern posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.37 and WHIP 1.394 compared to 4.03 and 1.409 for Archie Bradley. By the career numbers, Al Mattern had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Archie Bradley and Al Mattern

Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.13
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.64
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.55
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.38
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.53
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.62
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.85
50.85
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.3
38.3
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.12
68.12
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.56
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.59
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
4.03
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
3.37
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1467
27
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2533
27
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
9
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
844.1
9
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
8.69
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
878
9.36
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.36
9.36
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.85
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.23
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
3.7
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
3.19
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.29
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.96
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
2.71
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.655
0.655
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.18
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.39
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
38.94
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3493
37.23
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.51
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.41
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
4.31
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.64
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.85
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1875
34.51
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3184
33.94
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.94
38.94
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.23
37.23

Fielding Stats for Archie Bradley and Al Mattern

Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.13
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.91
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.64
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1467
27
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1953
27
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
9
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
651
9
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.46
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.55
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.64
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
3.61
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.14
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
4.37
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.1
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
4.16
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.25
95.25
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.181
2.181
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Archie Bradley and Al Mattern

Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
2938.24
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
138
270.59
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
68
600
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
600
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
555.88
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
272
533.33
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
88.24
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
80.39
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.88
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.96
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.84
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
3.65
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.99
19.59
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.04
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
107.84
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
33.33
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.12
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
31.37
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
61.76
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
64.71
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.82
-24.92
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.5
16.66
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.96
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.65
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
344.12
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
127.45
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.74
1.74
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.71
4.71
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
35.29
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
47.06
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.92
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.92
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100