Archie Bradley vs. Jim Mertz — Career Comparison

Archie Bradley
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Mertz
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Mertz 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 4.63 and 1.431 for Jim Mertz. 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 Jim Mertz

Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.13
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.55
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.64
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.77
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.55
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.53
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.85
50.85
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.3
30.3
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.59
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
4.03
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
4.63
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1467
27
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
27
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
489
9
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
116.2
9
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
472
8.69
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
8.41
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.85
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.54
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.7
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.47
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.29
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.96
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
4.09
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.39
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
38.94
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
499
38.49
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.51
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.93
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
4.31
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
5.01
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.85
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.431
1.431
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1875
34.51
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
34.02
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.94
38.94
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Archie Bradley and Jim Mertz

Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.13
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.64
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
27
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
9
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.46
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.64
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.14
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.1
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.879
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.51
10.51
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Archie Bradley and Jim Mertz

Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
2938.24
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
33
460.47
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
600
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
555.88
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
38
530.23
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
97.67
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
3.65
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
26.28
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
125.58
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
125.58
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.12
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
61.76
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.82
-24.92
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.83
25.55
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
39
344.12
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.74
1.74
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.31
3.31
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
35.29
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA