Provine Bradley vs. Steve Howe — Career Comparison

Provine Bradley
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightNorth AmericaCincinnati TigersNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Howe
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Provine Bradley built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Howe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Howe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.03 and WHIP 1.285 compared to 5.17 and 1.468 for Provine Bradley. By the career numbers, Steve Howe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Provine Bradley and Steve Howe

Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.72
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
7.38
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.86
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.7
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.86
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.61
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.41
53.41
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.35
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.17
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.03
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
27
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1818
27
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.1
9
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
606
9
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
10.34
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
8.7
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
2.87
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.06
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.8
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
4.02
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
4.87
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.766
0.766
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.771
0.771
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.57
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.25
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.27
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
42.22
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2523
37.47
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.57
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.82
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
7.47
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
3.55
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.47
7.47
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.86
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.67
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.36
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.86
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.89
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
38.49
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2297
34.11
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.22
42.22
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.47
37.47

Fielding Stats for Provine Bradley and Steve Howe

Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.56
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
7.38
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.97
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1818
27
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
606
9
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.46
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.95
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
1.69
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.73
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
2.29
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.53
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.15
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.16
94.16
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.625
1.625
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Provine Bradley and Steve Howe

Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
16
234.15
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
497
9940
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
600
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
556.1
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
27
540
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.646
0.646
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
146.34
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
117.07
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
57.77
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
5.87
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
175.61
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
190.24
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
80
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.633
0.633
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
87.8
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.52
66.19
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.77
-15.48
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
10
200
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
41
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA