Asa Brainard vs. Joe Horgan — Career Comparison

Asa Brainard
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore CanariesUnknownStarting Pitcher
Joe Horgan
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Asa Brainard built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Horgan 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 5.48 and 1.804 for Joe Horgan. 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 Joe Horgan

Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.09
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
10.76
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.05
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.31
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.68
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.17
31.17
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.47
96.47
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.99
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
4.4
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.48
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2099
27
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699.2
9
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1109
14.27
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
10.57
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.27
14.27
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.57
10.57
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
5.09
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
6.85
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.147
0.147
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.53
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3625
46.63
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
43.43
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.54
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
11.8
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
6.46
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.8
11.8
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.46
6.46
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.697
1.697
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.739
1.739
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3547
45.63
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
36.98
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.79
10.79
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.314
0.314
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.63
46.63
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.43
43.43

Fielding Stats for Asa Brainard and Joe Horgan

Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.18
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
10.76
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.93
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2658
27
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
886
9
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.63
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.41
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.37
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.58
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
2.62
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.96
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
2.04
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.96
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.91
77.91
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.733
1.733
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.31
79.31
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Asa Brainard and Joe Horgan

Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
135.85
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
8250
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
477
600
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
587.42
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
145.91
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
132.08
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.84
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.84
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.07
39.08
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
34.02
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
159.75
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
158.49
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
89.31
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
56.6
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
145.91
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.43
47.08
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
43.44
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.58
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.81
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.14
68.14
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.03
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.03
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.81
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.14
57.14
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA