Jim Bronstad vs. Harry Byrd — Career Comparison

Jim Bronstad
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Harry Byrd
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the Year

Harry Byrd built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Bronstad as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Byrd posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.35 and WHIP 1.515 compared to 5.48 and 1.591 for Jim Bronstad. By the career numbers, Harry Byrd had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bronstad and Harry Byrd

Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
2.03
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.17
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.5
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.67
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.59
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
46
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.75
57.75
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.36
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
5.48
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
4.35
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2483
27
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
827.2
9
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
10.57
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
890
9.68
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.06
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.77
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.56
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
3.86
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
4.14
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
0.875
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.77
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.22
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.45
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
39.68
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3675
39.96
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.92
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.39
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.86
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
4.81
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.569
1.569
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.504
1.504
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
35.94
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3279
35.66
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.68
39.68
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.96
39.96

Fielding Stats for Jim Bronstad and Harry Byrd

Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
4.32
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.78
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.1
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.96
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.18
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.92
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
3.22
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.88
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.63
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.88
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.4
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.03
95.03
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.99
22.99
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bronstad and Harry Byrd

Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
1566.67
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
385.57
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
600
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
262
540.21
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
86.6
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
82.47
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.12
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.12
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.21
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.02
14.48
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
90.72
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
105.15
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
32.99
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
28.87
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
61.86
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.5
-49.89
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.04
8.34
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.56
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
333.33
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
123.71
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
41.24
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.31
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.06
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.06
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.12
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50