Asa Brainard vs. Steve Howe — Career Comparison

Asa Brainard
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore CanariesUnknownStarting Pitcher
Steve Howe
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Asa Brainard built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Howe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Howe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.03 and WHIP 1.285 compared to 4.4 and 1.697 for Asa Brainard. By the career numbers, Steve Howe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Asa Brainard and Steve Howe

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.09
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
7.38
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.05
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.31
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.7
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.68
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.61
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.17
31.17
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.41
53.41
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.47
96.47
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.99
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.35
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
4.4
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.03
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2099
27
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1818
27
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699.2
9
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
9
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1109
14.27
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
8.7
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.27
14.27
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
2.06
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.8
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
4.87
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.147
0.147
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.771
0.771
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.53
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.25
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.27
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3625
46.63
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2523
37.47
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.82
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
11.8
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
3.55
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.8
11.8
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.67
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.36
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.89
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.697
1.697
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3547
45.63
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2297
34.11
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.79
10.79
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.63
46.63
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.47
37.47

Fielding Stats for Asa Brainard and Steve Howe

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.18
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
7.38
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.93
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2658
27
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1818
27
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
886
9
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
9
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.63
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.46
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.41
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.69
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.58
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
2.62
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
2.29
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
2.04
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.15
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.91
77.91
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.16
94.16
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.733
1.733
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.31
79.31
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Asa Brainard and Steve Howe

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
108
135.85
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
497
9940
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
477
600
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
587.42
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
27
540
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
145.91
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
132.08
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.84
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.84
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.07
39.08
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
5.87
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
159.75
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
158.49
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
80
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
89.31
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
56.6
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
145.91
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.43
47.08
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.77
-15.48
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
12.58
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.81
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
10
200
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.14
68.14
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.03
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.03
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.81
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.14
57.14
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA