Jack Bracken vs. Woody Rich — Career Comparison

Jack Bracken
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Woody Rich
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Woody Rich 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. Woody Rich posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.06 and WHIP 1.509 compared to 6.21 and 1.680 for Jack Bracken. By the career numbers, Woody Rich had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Bracken and Woody Rich

Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.08
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.53
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.08
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.23
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.72
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.48
48.48
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.08
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
6.21
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
5.06
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
27
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117.1
9
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
12.33
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
9.74
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.33
12.33
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.74
9.74
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.79
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
3.84
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.62
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.22
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.784
0.784
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.9
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.61
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
42.03
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
40.35
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
8.46
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
5.6
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.46
8.46
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.509
1.509
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
38.34
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
35.9
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.03
42.03
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.35
40.35

Fielding Stats for Jack Bracken and Woody Rich

Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.08
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
27
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
9
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.25
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.25
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.25
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.89
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.083
2.083
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Bracken and Woody Rich

Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
471.43
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
600
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
600
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
39
557.14
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
8
114.29
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
41.67
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
1.22
17.41
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
190.91
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
8
114.29
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
9
128.57
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
4
57.14
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.95
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
1.29
18.45
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
8
109.09
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
71.43
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
5.5
5.5
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.4
8.4
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Rich
Career
Per 600 PA