Was Frank Bradley a pitcher?

Yes. Frank Bradley pitched in the major leagues, recording 22 wins and 250 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Frank Bradley hit?

Frank Bradley hit 1 career home runs with 27 hits.

Frank Bradley

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 22–12

ERA 3.04

WHIP 1.11

SO 250

Pitcher PIV 12275.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 187 lb
Born: 2/3/1918 in Benton, LA, USA
Died: 12/2/2002 in Benton, LA, USA

Full name: Frank E. Bradley

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
121.0	116.0	9.0	28.0	6.0	1.0	1.0	9.0	3.0	2.0	0	.241	.261	.336	.597

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
33	20	59	22	30	4	417.1	291	179	42	12	92	226	0.91	0.92

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
22	12	54	31	11	0	2	281.7	231	95	5	81	250	3.04	12275.6

Career ERA 3.04 vs. league average 4.11 across their career seasons — 26.2% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1937	KCM	NAL	2	0	2	2	1	0	13.3	7	1	2	17	0.67	4.34 (+84%)	1006.5
1938	KCM	NAL	4	2	13	7	3	1	53.0	33	21	14	60	3.57	4.35 (+18%)	3426.3
1939	KCM	NAL	7	4	16	8	2	0	88.7	80	32	25	65	3.25	4.28 (+24%)	3663.5
1940	KCM	NAL	6	2	10	6	2	0	56.0	41	16	20	55	2.57	4.21 (+39%)	1916.8
1941	KCM	NAL	3	3	11	7	3	1	63.0	60	22	18	47	3.14	3.94 (+20%)	2262.5
1942	KCM	NAL	0	1	2	1	0	0	7.7	10	3	2	6	3.52	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			22	12	54	31	11	2	281.2	231	95	81	250	3.04	—	12,276

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
61	119	9	27	6	0	1	8	0	3	1	.227	.252	.303	.555	0

Career AVG .227 vs. league average .268 across their career seasons — 15.3% below league average.

Career OBP .252 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 25.0% below league average.

Career SLG .303 vs. league average .382 across their career seasons — 20.9% below league average.

Career OPS .555 vs. league average .719 across their career seasons — 22.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1937	KCM	NAL	2	5	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1938	KCM	NAL	13	21	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.048	—	—	—	—	0.0
1939	KCM	NAL	18	38	3	10	1	0	3	1	0	.263	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	KCM	NAL	13	24	2	7	2	1	4	0	1	.292	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	KCM	NAL	13	27	4	6	1	0	0	2	0	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
1942	KCM	NAL	2	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			61	119	9	27	6	1	8	3	1	.227	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1937	ALC	KCM	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	1	0	5.0	4	0	1	7	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1937	ALC	KCM	0	0	1	1	0	5.0	4	0	1	7	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	45	56	2	10	1	6	.179
Away	27	29	4	9	0	3	.310

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	42	215.1	148	29	49	131	1.21
Away	25	82.1	52	2	20	35	0.22

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	BB
1942-07-19	KCM	CAG	W	0	0	0	0
1942-06-03	KCM	BIR	L	0	0	0	0
1942-05-20	KCM	MEM	W	0	0	0	0
1941-09-11	KCM	BIR	L	2	0	0	0
1941-09-03	KCM	CAG	W	1	0	0	0
1941-08-10	KCM	SNO	W	3	0	0	0
1941-07-25	KCM	MEM	W	2	1	1	2
1941-07-13	KCM	BIR	W	2	0	0	0
1941-07-06	KCM	CAG	L	1	0	0	0
1941-06-05	KCM	JAX	W	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	BB	SO
1942-06-03	KCM	BIR	—	0.0	0	0	0	0
1942-05-20	KCM	MEM	W	9.0	7	2	0	0
1941-09-11	KCM	BIR	L	7.0	9	4	0	4
1941-09-03	KCM	CAG	—	4.0	6	3	0	3
1941-08-10	KCM	SNO	—	7.2	9	5	3	3
1941-07-13	KCM	BIR	W	4.0	2	1	1	2
1941-07-06	KCM	CAG	—	3.1	3	0	0	1
1941-06-05	KCM	JAX	W	9.0	4	0	0	0
1941-06-02	KCM	JAX	W	9.0	7	4	0	0
1941-05-25	KCM	MEM	—	0.1	1	0	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	2	1	2	0	0	0
P	54	31	9	79	6	3
SS	1	0	0	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1937	KCM	P	2	2	2	3	0	0
1938	KCM	P	13	7	0	18	3	0
1939	KCM	P	16	8	3	22	3	2
1940	KCM	P	10	6	2	18	0	1
1940	KCM	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0
1941	KCM	OF	2	1	2	0	0	0
1941	KCM	P	11	7	2	18	0	0
1942	KCM	P	2	1	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	54
Shortstop	1
Left Field	1
Right Field	1

Frequently Asked Questions about Frank Bradley

Was Frank Bradley a pitcher?: Yes. Frank Bradley pitched in the major leagues, recording 22 wins and 250 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Frank Bradley hit?: Frank Bradley hit 1 career home runs with 27 hits.