Archie Bradley vs. Johan Santana — Career Comparison

Archie Bradley
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johan Santana
Gen XVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Johan Santana 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. Johan Santana led in strikeout rate (K%+ 124 vs 92), run prevention (ERA+ 132 vs 100), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 96). Archie Bradley held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 135 vs 100). Role difference aside, Johan Santana holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Archie Bradley and Johan Santana

Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.13
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.6
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.64
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.26
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.55
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.62
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.35
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.85
50.85
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.06
64.06
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.89
78.89
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.59
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
4.03
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.2
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1467
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
472
8.69
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1726
7.67
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.85
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
0.98
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
3.7
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
2.52
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.29
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.96
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1988
8.83
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.261
1.261
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.22
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.3
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.39
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.16
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
38.94
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8262
36.71
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.51
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
4.31
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
3.43
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.17
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.85
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.54
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1875
34.51
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7563
33.6
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.94
38.94
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.71
36.71

Fielding Stats for Archie Bradley and Johan Santana

Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.13
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.6
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.64
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.26
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1467
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.46
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.44
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.64
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.03
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.14
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
1.55
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.1
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.47
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.56
94.56
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.61
78.61
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Archie Bradley and Johan Santana

Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
333
2938.24
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
360
774.19
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
68
600
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
600
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
555.88
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
533.33
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
86.02
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
55.91
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.81
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
30.11
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
3.65
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.44
24.6
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
122.58
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
52.94
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
105.38
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
23.66
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.12
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
19.35
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
61.76
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
40.86
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.82
-24.92
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.06
17.33
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.35
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
344.12
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
167.74
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.74
1.74
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
35.29
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
47.31
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.15
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA