Asa Brainard vs. Clyde King — Career Comparison

Asa Brainard
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore CanariesUnknownStarting Pitcher
Clyde King
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Asa Brainard built a career as a starting pitcher and Clyde King as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clyde King posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.438 compared to 4.4 and 1.697 for Asa Brainard. By the career numbers, Clyde King had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Asa Brainard and Clyde King

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.09
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.63
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.05
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.38
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.31
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.58
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.68
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.45
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.17
31.17
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.14
56.14
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.47
96.47
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.99
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
4.4
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.14
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2099
27
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1488
27
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699.2
9
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
9
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1109
14.27
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
9.51
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.27
14.27
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.05
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
3.43
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.72
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.147
0.147
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.684
0.684
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.53
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3625
46.63
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2135
38.74
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.92
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
11.8
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
4.77
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.8
11.8
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.697
1.697
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3547
45.63
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1938
35.17
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.79
10.79
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.63
46.63
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Asa Brainard and Clyde King

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.18
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.93
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2658
27
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
9
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.63
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.41
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.58
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
2.62
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
2.04
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.91
77.91
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.83
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.733
1.733
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.31
79.31
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Asa Brainard and Clyde King

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
108
135.85
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
934.88
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
477
600
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
129
600
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
587.42
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
114
530.23
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
145.91
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
13
60.47
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
132.08
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
11
51.16
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.84
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.65
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.84
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.3
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.07
39.08
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
2.7
12.55
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
159.75
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
16
74.42
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
158.49
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
19
88.37
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
89.31
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
9
41.86
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
56.6
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
5
23.26
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
145.91
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
14
65.12
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.43
47.08
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0.02
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
12.58
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.26
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.81
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
36
167.44
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.14
68.14
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
3.58
3.58
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
41.86
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.03
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.03
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.81
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.14
57.14
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA