Asa Brainard vs. Ken Holtzman — Career Comparison

Asa Brainard
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore CanariesUnknownStarting Pitcher
Ken Holtzman
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Asa Brainard and Ken Holtzman are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ken Holtzman posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.49 vs 4.4) and WHIP (1.314 vs 1.697). Asa Brainard had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.08 per nine innings vs 0.78). By the career numbers, Ken Holtzman had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Asa Brainard and Ken Holtzman

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.09
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.42
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.05
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
1.29
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.31
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.55
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.68
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.47
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.17
31.17
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.7
53.7
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.47
96.47
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.99
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.4
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
4.4
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1111
3.49
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2099
27
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8602
27
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
699.2
9
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2867.1
9
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1109
14.27
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2787
8.75
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.27
14.27
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
0.78
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
910
2.86
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.22
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1601
5.03
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.147
0.147
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.876
0.876
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.53
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.31
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.15
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3625
46.63
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12069
37.88
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
917
11.8
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
4
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.8
11.8
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.15
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.36
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.697
1.697
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3547
45.63
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10987
34.49
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.79
10.79
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.63
46.63
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Asa Brainard and Ken Holtzman

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.18
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.42
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.93
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
1.29
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2658
27
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8601
27
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
9
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2867
9
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.63
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.37
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
1.41
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
1.48
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.58
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.08
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
2.62
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
614
1.93
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
2.04
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
1.85
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.91
77.91
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.77
95.77
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.733
1.733
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.304
1.304
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.31
79.31
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.08
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Asa Brainard and Ken Holtzman

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
108
135.85
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
411.43
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
477
600
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
600
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
467
587.42
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
607
547.67
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
145.91
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
99
89.32
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
132.08
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
77
69.47
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
11
13.84
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
17.14
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.8
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
11
13.84
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
19.85
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.07
39.08
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
22.39
20.21
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
159.75
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
126
113.68
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
158.49
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
116
104.66
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
89.31
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
35
31.58
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
56.6
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
34
30.68
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
145.91
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
67
60.45
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.43
47.08
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
13.16
11.88
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
12.58
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.34
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.81
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
170
153.38
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.14
68.14
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
3.91
3.91
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
36.09
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.03
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
9.92
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.03
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.81
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.14
57.14
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA