Asa Brainard vs. Chuck McElroy — Career Comparison

Asa Brainard
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore CanariesUnknownStarting Pitcher
Chuck McElroy
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Asa Brainard built a career as a starting pitcher and Chuck McElroy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chuck McElroy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.9 and WHIP 1.531 compared to 4.4 and 1.697 for Asa Brainard. By the career numbers, Chuck McElroy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Asa Brainard and Chuck McElroy

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.09
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
7.96
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.05
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.31
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.46
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.68
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.37
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.17
31.17
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.88
55.88
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.47
96.47
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.99
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
4.4
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
3.9
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2099
27
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2218
27
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
699.2
9
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
739.1
9
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1109
14.27
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
8.81
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.27
14.27
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.8
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
4.41
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.56
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
7.35
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.35
7.35
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.147
0.147
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.307
1.307
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.53
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.38
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.13
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3625
46.63
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3233
39.36
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
2.18
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
11.8
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
4.46
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.8
11.8
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.34
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.68
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.697
1.697
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3547
45.63
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2801
34.1
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.79
10.79
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.63
46.63
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Asa Brainard and Chuck McElroy

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.18
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
7.96
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.93
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2658
27
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2221
27
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
886
9
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
740.1
9
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.63
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.4
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.41
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.23
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.58
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
2.62
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.68
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
2.04
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
1.63
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.91
77.91
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.733
1.733
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.205
0.205
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.31
79.31
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Asa Brainard and Chuck McElroy

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
108
135.85
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
655
8931.82
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
477
600
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
587.42
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
42
572.73
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
145.91
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
9
122.73
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
132.08
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
68.18
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
13.84
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
13.84
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.07
39.08
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
36.92
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
159.75
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
190.91
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
158.49
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
9
122.73
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
89.31
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
54.55
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
56.6
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
54.55
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
145.91
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
109.09
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.43
47.08
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
34.27
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.58
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.81
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
177.27
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.14
68.14
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.38
3.38
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.03
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.03
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.77
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
8.81
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.14
57.14
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0