Asa Brainard vs. Jason Grimsley — Career Comparison

Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore CanariesUnknownStarting Pitcher
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Asa Brainard built a career as a starting pitcher and Jason Grimsley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Asa Brainard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.4 and WHIP 1.697 compared to 4.77 and 1.599 for Jason Grimsley. By the career numbers, Asa Brainard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Asa Brainard and Jason Grimsley

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.09
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
5.3
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.05
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.69
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.31
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.4
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.68
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.56
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.17
31.17
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.47
96.47
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.04
13.04
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.99
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
4.4
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
4.77
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2099
27
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2810
27
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
699.2
9
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
936.2
9
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1109
14.27
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
9.17
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.27
14.27
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.8
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
4.79
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.44
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
5.98
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.147
0.147
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.53
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.92
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.45
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3625
46.63
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4208
40.43
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.22
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
11.8
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
5.28
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.8
11.8
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.35
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.06
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.697
1.697
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3547
45.63
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3598
34.57
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.79
10.79
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.63
46.63
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.43
40.43

Fielding Stats for Asa Brainard and Jason Grimsley

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.18
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
5.3
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.93
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.69
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2658
27
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2810
27
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
9
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
936.2
9
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.63
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.03
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.41
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.36
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.58
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.17
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
2.62
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
2.57
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
2.04
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
2.39
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.91
77.91
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.26
93.26
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.733
1.733
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.451
0.451
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.31
79.31
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.04
13.04
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.2
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Asa Brainard and Jason Grimsley

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
108
135.85
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
553
6260.38
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
477
600
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
587.42
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
43
486.79
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
145.91
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
132.08
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.84
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.84
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.07
39.08
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
9.63
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
159.75
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
158.49
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
9
101.89
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
89.31
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
56.6
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
145.91
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.43
47.08
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
1.08
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
12.58
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.81
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.14
68.14
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.03
Jason Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.03
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.81
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.14
57.14
Jason Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA