Jack Bracken vs. Otis Starks — Career Comparison

Jack Bracken
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Otis Starks
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Otis Starks 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. Otis Starks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.567 compared to 6.21 and 1.680 for Jack Bracken. By the career numbers, Otis Starks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Bracken and Otis Starks

Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.08
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.49
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.08
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.33
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.72
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.57
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.84
36.84
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.25
68.25
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.08
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.62
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
6.21
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.95
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
12.33
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
10.74
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.33
12.33
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.74
10.74
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.5
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.79
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
3.37
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.62
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
4.01
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.819
0.819
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
42.03
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1692
40.11
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
8.46
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
6.38
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.46
8.46
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.26
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.567
1.567
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
38.34
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1489
35.3
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.03
42.03
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Jack Bracken and Otis Starks

Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.08
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.49
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.02
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1160
27
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386.2
9
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.25
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
2.12
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.25
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.51
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.25
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.3
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.083
2.083
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.547
1.547
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Bracken and Otis Starks

Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
248.15
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
600
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
600
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
533.33
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
74.07
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
66.67
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.41
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.41
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
41.67
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.83
17.89
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
190.91
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
81.48
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
114.81
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
59.26
Jack Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.11
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
70.37
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.95
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.59
13.3
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.04
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
8
109.09
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.81
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
5.5
5.5
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.5
40.5
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.93
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Jack Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100