Fred Bradley vs. Jason Vargas — Career Comparison

Fred Bradley
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jason Vargas
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jason Vargas built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Bradley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jason Vargas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.29 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 5.6 and 1.245 for Fred Bradley. By the career numbers, Jason Vargas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Bradley and Jason Vargas

Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.58
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.63
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.52
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.54
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.54
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.95
92.95
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.6
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
4.29
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
27
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4929
27
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
9
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1643
9
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.64
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1664
9.12
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.02
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.18
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.57
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
2.78
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.15
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.02
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1147
6.28
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.509
0.509
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.007
1.007
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.14
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.26
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
39.74
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
38.36
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.04
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.64
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
4.52
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.64
7.64
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.22
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.26
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.76
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.322
1.322
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
35.66
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
34.83
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.36
38.36

Fielding Stats for Fred Bradley and Jason Vargas

Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.63
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.52
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4929
27
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1643
9
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.32
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.13
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.5
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
1.45
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.95
92.95
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Bradley and Jason Vargas

Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
2700
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
300
1232.88
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
542.47
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
98.63
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
86.3
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.26
21.6
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
110.96
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
115.07
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
32.88
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.44
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
49.32
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
18.91
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.44
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
193.15
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
3.11
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA