Asa Brainard vs. Matt Gage — Career Comparison

Asa Brainard
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore CanariesUnknownStarting Pitcher
Matt Gage
MillenialNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Asa Brainard built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Gage as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Gage posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.66 and WHIP 1.382 compared to 4.4 and 1.697 for Asa Brainard. By the career numbers, Matt Gage had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Asa Brainard and Matt Gage

Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.09
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
8.7
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.05
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.31
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.68
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.17
31.17
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.47
96.47
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.99
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
4.4
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.66
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2099
27
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
27
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699.2
9
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.2
9
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1109
14.27
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.35
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.27
14.27
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
3.73
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.35
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.147
0.147
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.342
1.342
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.53
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3625
46.63
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
38.01
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.95
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
11.8
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.02
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.8
11.8
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.24
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.697
1.697
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.342
1.342
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3547
45.63
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
33.04
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.79
10.79
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.314
0.314
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.63
46.63
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.01
38.01

Fielding Stats for Asa Brainard and Matt Gage

Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.18
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
8.7
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.93
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2658
27
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
27
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
886
9
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.2
9
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.63
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.71
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.41
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.58
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
2.62
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.07
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
2.04
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.89
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.91
77.91
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.733
1.733
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.31
79.31
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Asa Brainard and Matt Gage

Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
135.85
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
49
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
600
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
587.42
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
145.91
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
132.08
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.84
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.84
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.07
39.08
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
159.75
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
158.49
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
89.31
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
56.6
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
145.91
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.43
47.08
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.58
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
7
8.81
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.14
68.14
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.03
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.03
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.81
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.14
57.14
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA