Jim Brady vs. Dick Whitworth — Career Comparison

Jim Brady
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Whitworth
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Whitworth built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Brady as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Whitworth posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.76 and WHIP 1.223 compared to 28.42 and 4.263 for Jim Brady. By the career numbers, Dick Whitworth had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Brady and Dick Whitworth

Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.53
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.4
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.92
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.73
Jim Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.37
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.34
66.34
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.89
65.89
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.73
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Jim Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
28.42
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.76
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.42
28.42
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.95
24.95
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.42
13.42
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
27
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2488
27
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
9
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
829.1
9
Jim Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
21.32
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
7.41
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.32
21.32
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Jim Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.26
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jim Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
15.63
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.59
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.42
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.63
15.63
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
4.26
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
4.64
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Jim Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.211
2.211
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
0.915
Jim Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Jim Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.13
Jim Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
61.11
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3446
37.4
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.26
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Jim Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
29.84
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
3.8
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.84
29.84
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Jim Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.15
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.81
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.105
4.105
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.223
1.223
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
45.47
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2997
32.52
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Jim Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4

Fielding Stats for Jim Brady and Dick Whitworth

Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.53
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
1.4
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.5
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
27
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2569
27
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
9
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
856.1
9
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.42
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
3.01
Jim Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.27
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.42
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.48
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.42
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.21
Jim Brady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.15
92.15
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.293
2.293
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.09
36.09
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Brady and Dick Whitworth

Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3600
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
228.24
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
600
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
565.42
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jim Brady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.564
0.564
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
133.14
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
108.93
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
20.75
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
24.21
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.69
40.96
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
162.54
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
146.97
Jim Brady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
60.52
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
65.71
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
124.5
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
205.73
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27.25
47.11
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
13.83
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.19
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115.67
115.67
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
20.75
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Jim Brady
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100