Doc Bracken vs. Ryan Madson — Career Comparison

Doc Bracken
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ryan Madson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Bracken built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Madson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ryan Madson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.292 compared to 5.52 and 1.774 for Doc Bracken. By the career numbers, Ryan Madson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Bracken and Ryan Madson

Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.58
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.18
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.79
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.63
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.5
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.96
55.96
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.94
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.52
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.48
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
27
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2609
27
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.2
9
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
869.2
9
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
9.26
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
8.59
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.59
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.85
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
6.7
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
2.59
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.7
6.7
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
7.29
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
8.02
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.29
7.29
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.555
1.555
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.41
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
43.16
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3631
37.58
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.44
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
7.09
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
3.7
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.09
7.09
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.37
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.25
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.83
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.774
1.774
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
35.28
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3277
33.91
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.16
43.16
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58

Fielding Stats for Doc Bracken and Ryan Madson

Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.58
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.18
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
27
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2609
27
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.2
9
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
869.2
9
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.58
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.07
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.97
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.52
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.97
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.5
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.64
98.64
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.196
0.196
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Bracken and Ryan Madson

Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
8
282.35
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
740
7655.17
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
506.9
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
12.73
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.81
8.37
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
72.41
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-7.44
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.71
-7.3
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
217.24
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
2.76
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA