Asa Brainard vs. Roger McDowell — Career Comparison

Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore CanariesUnknownStarting Pitcher
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Asa Brainard built a career as a starting pitcher and Roger McDowell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roger McDowell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.479 compared to 4.4 and 1.697 for Asa Brainard. By the career numbers, Roger McDowell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Asa Brainard and Roger McDowell

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.09
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
6.2
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.05
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.31
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.68
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.17
31.17
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.47
96.47
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.99
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.36
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
4.4
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.3
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2099
27
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3150
27
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
699.2
9
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1050
9
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1109
14.27
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1045
8.96
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.27
14.27
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.43
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
410
3.51
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.84
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
4.49
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.147
0.147
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.53
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.24
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3625
46.63
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4517
38.72
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.69
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
11.8
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
3.89
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.8
11.8
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.64
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.28
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.13
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.697
1.697
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3547
45.63
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3971
34.04
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.79
10.79
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.63
46.63
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.72
38.72

Fielding Stats for Asa Brainard and Roger McDowell

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.18
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
6.21
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.93
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2658
27
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3158
27
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
9
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1052.2
9
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.63
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.01
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
1.41
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
2.16
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.58
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.21
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
2.62
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
3.38
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
2.04
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
3.17
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.91
77.91
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.92
93.92
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.733
1.733
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.511
0.511
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.31
79.31
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.2
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Asa Brainard and Roger McDowell

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
108
135.85
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
5240.96
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
477
600
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
83
600
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
587.42
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
72
520.48
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
145.91
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
16
115.66
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
132.08
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
11
79.52
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
13.84
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.14
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
13.84
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.14
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31.07
39.08
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.29
45.5
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
159.75
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
21
151.81
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
158.49
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
159.04
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
89.31
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
43.37
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
56.6
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
43.37
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
145.91
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
12
86.75
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.43
47.08
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.52
47.13
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.23
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
12.58
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.14
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.81
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
28
202.41
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.14
68.14
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.96
2.96
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.14
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.03
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.03
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.81
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.14
57.14
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA