Fred Bradley vs. Chris Welsh — Career Comparison

Fred Bradley
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Welsh
Baby BoomersDelawareThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Welsh 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. Chris Welsh posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.45 and WHIP 1.477 compared to 5.6 and 1.245 for Fred Bradley. By the career numbers, Chris Welsh had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Bradley and Chris Welsh

Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.58
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
2.04
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.26
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.37
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.52
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.51
41.51
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.48
61.48
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.6
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
4.45
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
27
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1613
27
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
9
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537.2
9
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.64
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
9.89
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.02
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.87
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.57
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
3.16
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.02
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.21
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.509
0.509
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.709
0.709
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.3
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.25
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
39.74
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333
39.05
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.04
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.64
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
4.97
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.64
7.64
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.38
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.14
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
35.66
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2095
35.07
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.197
0.197
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.05
39.05

Fielding Stats for Fred Bradley and Chris Welsh

Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.04
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.26
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1613
27
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537.2
9
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.35
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.79
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
2.21
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
2.14
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.049
1.049
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.48
61.48
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Bradley and Chris Welsh

Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
2700
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
449.08
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
600
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
526.38
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
95.71
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
69.94
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.09
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.68
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.77
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.01
29.47
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
128.83
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
125.15
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
40.49
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
66.26
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
103.07
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.78
24.96
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
29.45
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
187.73
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
44.17
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.36
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.68
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.68
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.36
Fred Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50