Tommy Bridges vs. Edgar Santana — Career Comparison

Tommy Bridges
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Edgar Santana
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tommy Bridges built a career as a starting pitcher and Edgar Santana as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Edgar Santana posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.4 and WHIP 1.213 compared to 3.57 and 1.368 for Tommy Bridges. By the career numbers, Edgar Santana had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Bridges and Edgar Santana

Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.35
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
9.14
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
1.15
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.62
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.44
Edgar Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.43
58.43
Edgar Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.38
85.38
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.64
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.11
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1122
3.57
Edgar Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.4
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Edgar Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Edgar Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Edgar Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Edgar Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8479
27
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
27
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2826.1
9
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
9
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
2675
8.52
Edgar Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.08
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Edgar Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.58
Edgar Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.13
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Edgar Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1192
3.8
Edgar Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.55
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Edgar Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
5.33
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
7.58
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Edgar Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.014
1.014
Edgar Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.126
1.126
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.19
Edgar Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.11
Edgar Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Edgar Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12165
38.74
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
527
37.35
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.15
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.84
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1321
4.21
Edgar Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.76
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Edgar Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.5
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Edgar Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10938
34.83
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
483
34.23
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Edgar Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Edgar Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35

Fielding Stats for Tommy Bridges and Edgar Santana

Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
9.14
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Edgar Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
27
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Edgar Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
9
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.57
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.06
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
Edgar Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
637
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.7
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
613
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.63
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.446
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.178
0.178
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Bridges and Edgar Santana

Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
222.77
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
77400
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1142
600
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1003
526.97
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
95.1
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
76.71
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
14.19
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.2
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
18.39
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
28.9
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
117.69
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
133.98
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
43.61
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
37.83
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
81.44
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54.58
28.68
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
38.88
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
142.38
Edgar Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.21
4.21
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
34.15
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.15
Edgar Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
Edgar Santana
Career
Per 600 PA