Fred Bradley vs. Rube Waddell — Career Comparison

Fred Bradley
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Waddell
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Rube Waddell 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. Rube Waddell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.16 and WHIP 1.102 compared to 5.6 and 1.245 for Fred Bradley. By the career numbers, Rube Waddell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Bradley and Rube Waddell

Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.58
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.24
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.03
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.59
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.43
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.44
57.44
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.54
83.54
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
0.79
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.15
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.6
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.16
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.228
0.228
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8884
27
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2961.1
9
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.64
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2460
7.48
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.64
7.64
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.02
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.57
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.44
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.02
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2316
7.04
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.04
7.04
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.509
0.509
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.22
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.35
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
39.74
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11717
35.61
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.04
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.16
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.64
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
3.23
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.64
7.64
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.245
1.245
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
35.66
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10799
32.82
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.61
35.61

Fielding Stats for Fred Bradley and Rube Waddell

Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.24
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.65
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8904
27
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2968
9
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.53
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
2.24
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.28
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007
3.05
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
2.78
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.96
90.96
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.245
2.245
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.21
52.21
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Bradley and Rube Waddell

Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
2700
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
410
216.36
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1137
600
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1066
562.53
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
90.77
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
68.07
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.3
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.28
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.11
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
22.69
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.21
26.5
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
122.96
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
116.09
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
32.19
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
43.8
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
73.88
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.89
19.99
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
22.16
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
300
158.31
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.79
3.79
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.14
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100