Archie Bradley vs. Bob Meyer — Career Comparison

Archie Bradley
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Meyer
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bob Meyer 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 4.38 and 1.639 for Bob Meyer. 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 Bob Meyer

Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.13
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.64
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.64
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.25
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.55
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.53
Bob Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.84
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.85
50.85
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Bob Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.59
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
4.03
Bob Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.38
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1467
27
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
27
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
489
9
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
129.1
9
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
8.69
Bob Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
9.19
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.85
Bob Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.77
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bob Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.7
Bob Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
5.57
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.29
Bob Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.96
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
6.4
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Bob Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.22
Bob Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.39
Bob Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Bob Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2116
38.94
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
40.5
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.51
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
4.31
Bob Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.01
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Bob Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Bob Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.85
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.639
1.639
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1875
34.51
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
34.52
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Bob Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.94
38.94
Bob Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Archie Bradley and Bob Meyer

Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.13
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.65
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.64
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.26
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1467
27
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
27
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
489
9
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
9
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.46
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.64
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.12
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.14
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.67
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.1
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.4
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Bob Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.526
0.526
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Bob Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Archie Bradley and Bob Meyer

Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
2938.24
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
41
600
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
600
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
41
600
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
555.88
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
35
512.2
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Bob Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.94
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.94
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
3.65
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
2.35
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.94
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.94
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.65
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.12
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
61.76
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.82
-24.92
Bob Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.88
-27.47
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
39
344.12
Bob Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
292.68
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.74
1.74
Bob Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
2.05
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
35.29
Bob Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
73.17
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA