Asa Brainard vs. Al McBean — Career Comparison

Asa Brainard
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore CanariesUnknownStarting Pitcher
Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Asa Brainard built a career as a starting pitcher and Al McBean as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al McBean posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.379 compared to 4.4 and 1.697 for Asa Brainard. By the career numbers, Al McBean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Asa Brainard and Al McBean

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.09
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.05
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.31
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.68
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.42
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.17
31.17
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.47
96.47
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.99
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
4.4
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2099
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
699.2
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1109
14.27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
8.88
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.27
14.27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.53
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
3.06
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.83
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.147
0.147
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.53
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.29
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3625
46.63
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
11.8
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.8
11.8
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.697
1.697
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3547
45.63
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4123
34.6
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.79
10.79
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.63
46.63
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Asa Brainard and Al McBean

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.18
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.93
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2658
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.63
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.61
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
1.41
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.58
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.2
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
2.62
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
2.04
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.91
77.91
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.12
93.12
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.733
1.733
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.31
79.31
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.54
18.54
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Asa Brainard and Al McBean

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
108
135.85
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
477
600
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
284
600
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
587.42
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
264
557.75
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
145.91
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
52
109.86
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
132.08
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
43
90.85
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.84
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.45
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
13.84
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.07
39.08
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
15.39
32.52
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
159.75
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
69
145.77
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
158.49
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
59
124.65
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
89.31
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
21
44.37
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
56.6
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
25
52.82
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
145.91
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
43
90.85
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.43
47.08
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
14.27
30.16
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
12.58
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.68
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.81
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.14
68.14
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.46
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.03
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.03
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.81
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.14
57.14
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA