Jack Bracken vs. Bryan Rekar — Career Comparison

Jack Bracken
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bryan Rekar
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bryan Rekar built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Bracken as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bryan Rekar posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.62 and WHIP 1.531 compared to 6.21 and 1.680 for Jack Bracken. By the career numbers, Bryan Rekar had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Bracken and Bryan Rekar

Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.08
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.8
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.08
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.48
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.34
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.72
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.67
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.78
33.78
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.44
82.44
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.08
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
6.21
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.62
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.62
5.62
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1965
27
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
655
9
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
12.33
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
10.83
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.33
12.33
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.83
10.83
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
1.36
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.79
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
2.86
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.62
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
5.26
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.902
0.902
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.33
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.9
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.34
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
42.03
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2927
40.22
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
8.46
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
6.2
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.46
8.46
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.47
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.66
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.521
1.521
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
38.34
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2638
36.25
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.03
42.03
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.22
40.22

Fielding Stats for Jack Bracken and Bryan Rekar

Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.08
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.8
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.48
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1965
27
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
655
9
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.85
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.25
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.14
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.25
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
2.1
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.25
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.99
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.77
94.77
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.083
2.083
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.107
1.107
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.44
82.44
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Bracken and Bryan Rekar

Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
1228.13
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
600
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
600
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
515.63
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
8
75
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
6
56.25
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
41.67
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
1.58
14.83
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
190.91
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
10
93.75
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
112.5
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
37.5
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
5
46.88
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.95
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
3.85
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
37.5
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
25
234.38
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Rekar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Rekar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0