Asa Brainard vs. Phil Knell — Career Comparison

Asa Brainard
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore CanariesUnknownStarting Pitcher
Phil Knell
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaColumbus SolonsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Asa Brainard built a career as a starting pitcher and Phil Knell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Phil Knell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.05 and WHIP 1.503 compared to 4.4 and 1.697 for Asa Brainard. By the career numbers, Phil Knell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Asa Brainard and Phil Knell

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.09
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.19
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.05
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.01
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.31
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.49
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.68
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.56
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.17
31.17
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.75
46.75
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.47
96.47
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.9
84.9
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.99
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
0.87
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
4.4
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.05
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2099
27
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4357
27
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
699.2
9
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1452.1
9
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1109
14.27
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1478
9.16
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.27
14.27
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.23
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
705
4.37
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
3.56
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.147
0.147
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.881
0.881
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.53
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.53
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.84
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3625
46.63
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6612
40.97
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.16
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
917
11.8
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1019
6.31
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.8
11.8
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.697
1.697
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.503
1.503
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3547
45.63
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5771
35.76
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.79
10.79
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.63
46.63
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.97
40.97

Fielding Stats for Asa Brainard and Phil Knell

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.18
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.22
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.93
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2658
27
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4503
27
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
9
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1501
9
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.63
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.76
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
1.41
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
1.86
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.58
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.32
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
2.62
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
2.94
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
2.04
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
2.62
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.91
77.91
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
89
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.142
2.142
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.31
79.31
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Asa Brainard and Phil Knell

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
108
135.85
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
176.06
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
477
600
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
685
600
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
467
587.42
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
657
575.47
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.488
0.488
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
145.91
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
107.74
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
132.08
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
99
86.72
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.84
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
11
9.64
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.64
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.75
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
11
13.84
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
21.02
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31.07
39.08
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38.2
33.46
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
159.75
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
141.9
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
158.49
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
130.51
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
89.31
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
69.2
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
56.6
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
55.18
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
145.91
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
122.63
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.43
47.08
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
36.97
32.38
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.63
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
12.58
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
20.15
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.81
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
115
100.73
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.14
68.14
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
5.96
5.96
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.75
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.03
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.03
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.76
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Phil Knell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.81
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
8.76
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
57.14
57.14
Phil Knell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100