Asa Brainard vs. Jim Gott — Career Comparison

Asa Brainard
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore CanariesUnknownStarting Pitcher
Jim Gott
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Asa Brainard built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Gott as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Gott posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.87 and WHIP 1.438 compared to 4.4 and 1.697 for Asa Brainard. By the career numbers, Jim Gott had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Asa Brainard and Jim Gott

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.09
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
4.45
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.05
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.77
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.31
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.45
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.68
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.59
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.17
31.17
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.08
43.08
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.47
96.47
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.33
17.33
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.99
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.73
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
4.4
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
3.87
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2099
27
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3360
27
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
699.2
9
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1120
9
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1109
14.27
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1081
8.69
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.27
14.27
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.68
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
3.74
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.51
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
837
6.73
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.147
0.147
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.53
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.42
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.18
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.12
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3625
46.63
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4828
38.8
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
2.1
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
11.8
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
4.39
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.8
11.8
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.46
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.24
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.67
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.697
1.697
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.381
1.381
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3547
45.63
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4252
34.17
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.79
10.79
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.63
46.63
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.8
38.8

Fielding Stats for Asa Brainard and Jim Gott

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.18
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
4.45
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.93
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.77
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2658
27
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3360
27
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
9
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1120
9
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.63
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.63
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.41
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.17
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.58
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
2.62
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.86
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
2.04
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
1.8
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.91
77.91
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.733
1.733
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.31
79.31
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.33
17.33
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Asa Brainard and Jim Gott

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
108
135.85
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554
4155
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
477
600
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
80
600
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
587.42
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
73
547.5
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
145.91
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
13
97.5
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
132.08
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
7
52.5
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
13.84
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
13.84
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
45
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31.07
39.08
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.62
49.62
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
159.75
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
202.5
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
158.49
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
15
112.5
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
89.31
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
8
60
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
56.6
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.5
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
145.91
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
9
67.5
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.43
47.08
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
36.05
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.58
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.81
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
41
307.5
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.14
68.14
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
1.95
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.5
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.03
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.03
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.77
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.81
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.14
57.14
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0