Asa Brainard vs. Alex Hardy — Career Comparison

Asa Brainard
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore CanariesUnknownStarting Pitcher
Alex Hardy
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Asa Brainard built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Hardy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Hardy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.34 and WHIP 1.448 compared to 4.4 and 1.697 for Asa Brainard. By the career numbers, Alex Hardy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Asa Brainard and Alex Hardy

Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.09
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.32
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.05
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.32
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.31
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.57
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.68
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.57
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.17
31.17
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.47
96.47
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.99
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.94
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
4.4
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.34
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2099
27
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699.2
9
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1109
14.27
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9.44
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.27
14.27
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.59
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.02
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.147
0.147
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.734
0.734
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.53
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3625
46.63
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
38.52
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
11.8
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.48
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.8
11.8
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.48
5.48
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.697
1.697
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.448
1.448
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3547
45.63
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
34.74
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.79
10.79
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.63
46.63
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Asa Brainard and Alex Hardy

Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.18
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.31
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.93
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2658
27
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
27
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
886
9
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
9
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.63
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.41
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.25
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.58
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
2.62
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.63
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
2.04
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.44
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.91
77.91
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.857
1.857
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.31
79.31
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Asa Brainard and Alex Hardy

Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
135.85
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
477
600
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
587.42
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
20
521.74
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
145.91
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
132.08
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
13.84
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
13.84
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31.07
39.08
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.76
46.02
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
159.75
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
130.43
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
158.49
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
89.31
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
56.6
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
145.91
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
208.7
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.43
47.08
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
49.39
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
12.58
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.81
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.14
68.14
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
7.67
7.67
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.03
Alex Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.03
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.81
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.14
57.14
Alex Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA