Tommy Bridges vs. Elmer Riddle — Career Comparison

Tommy Bridges
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Elmer Riddle
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Tommy Bridges and Elmer Riddle are fairly close on the surface numbers. Elmer Riddle had the edge in ERA (3.4 vs 3.57). By the career numbers, Elmer Riddle had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Bridges and Elmer Riddle

Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.35
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.67
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
1.15
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
1.09
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.62
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.57
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.44
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.46
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.43
58.43
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.56
55.56
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.38
85.38
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.26
65.26
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.64
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.5
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.11
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1122
3.57
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
3.4
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8479
27
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3069
27
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2826.1
9
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1023
9
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2675
8.52
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
974
8.57
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
0.58
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.52
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1192
3.8
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
4.03
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1674
5.33
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
3.01
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.014
1.014
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
0.782
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.19
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.12
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.11
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.17
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12165
38.74
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4406
38.76
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.15
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.35
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1321
4.21
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
3.85
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10938
34.83
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3929
34.57
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.76
38.76

Fielding Stats for Tommy Bridges and Elmer Riddle

Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
637
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
613
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.73
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.446
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.226
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Bridges and Elmer Riddle

Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
222.77
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
300
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1142
600
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
382
600
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1003
526.97
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
339
532.46
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
95.1
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
108.38
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
76.71
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
91.1
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
14.19
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.71
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.2
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
18.39
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
11
17.28
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
28.9
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19.75
31.03
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
117.69
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
128.8
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
133.98
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
138.22
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
43.61
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
47.12
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
37.83
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
43.98
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
81.44
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
89.53
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54.58
28.68
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20.93
32.87
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
38.88
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
19
29.84
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
271
142.38
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
108.38
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
4.21
4.21
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.54
5.54
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
34.15
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
37.7
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.15
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
7.85
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100