Asa Brainard vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Asa Brainard
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore CanariesUnknownStarting Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Asa Brainard and Cal McLish are fairly close on the surface numbers. Cal McLish posted stronger numbers in ERA (4 vs 4.4) and WHIP (1.418 vs 1.697). Asa Brainard had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.08 per nine innings vs 0.92). By the career numbers, Cal McLish had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Asa Brainard and Cal McLish

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.09
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
1.97
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.05
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.31
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.68
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.17
31.17
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.47
96.47
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.99
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.32
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
4.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2099
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
699.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1109
14.27
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.27
14.27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.99
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.147
0.147
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.53
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3625
46.63
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.39
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
11.8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.8
11.8
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.697
1.697
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3547
45.63
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
35.57
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.79
10.79
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.63
46.63
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Asa Brainard and Cal McLish

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.18
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.93
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2658
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.63
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
1.41
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.58
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
2.62
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
2.04
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.91
77.91
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.733
1.733
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.31
79.31
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Asa Brainard and Cal McLish

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
108
135.85
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
477
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
467
587.42
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
145.91
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
132.08
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.84
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.57
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
11
13.84
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.07
39.08
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
159.75
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
158.49
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
118
125.53
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
89.31
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
47
50
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
56.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
30
31.91
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
145.91
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
74
78.72
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.43
47.08
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
12.58
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.81
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.14
68.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.03
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.03
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.06
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.81
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.06
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
57.14
57.14
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100