Provine Bradley vs. Phil Knell — Career Comparison

Provine Bradley
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightNorth AmericaCincinnati TigersNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Phil Knell
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaColumbus SolonsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Provine Bradley built a career as a starting pitcher and Phil Knell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Phil Knell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.05 and WHIP 1.503 compared to 5.17 and 1.468 for Provine Bradley. By the career numbers, Phil Knell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Provine Bradley and Phil Knell

Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.72
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
1.19
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.86
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.01
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.49
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.86
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.56
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.75
46.75
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.9
84.9
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.87
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.17
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.05
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
27
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
27
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.1
9
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1452.1
9
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
10.34
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1478
9.16
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.23
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.87
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
705
4.37
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.02
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
575
3.56
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.766
0.766
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.881
0.881
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.57
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.53
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.84
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
42.22
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6612
40.97
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.57
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.16
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
7.47
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1019
6.31
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.47
7.47
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.86
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.86
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.503
1.503
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
38.49
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5771
35.76
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.22
42.22
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.97
40.97

Fielding Stats for Provine Bradley and Phil Knell

Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.56
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
1.22
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.97
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4503
27
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1501
9
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.58
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.76
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.95
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
1.86
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.32
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
2.73
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
2.94
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.53
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
2.62
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
89
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.142
2.142
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Provine Bradley and Phil Knell

Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
234.15
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
176.06
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
41
600
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
685
600
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
38
556.1
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
657
575.47
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.646
0.646
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.488
0.488
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
146.34
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
107.74
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
117.07
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
86.72
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
9.64
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.64
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.75
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
21.02
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
57.77
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38.2
33.46
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
175.61
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
141.9
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
190.24
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
130.51
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.633
0.633
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
69.2
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
55.18
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
87.8
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
122.63
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.52
66.19
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36.97
32.38
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.63
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
20.15
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
115
100.73
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
41
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
5.96
5.96
Provine Bradley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.75
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.76
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.76
Provine Bradley
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100