Asa Brainard vs. Win Mercer — Career Comparison

Asa Brainard
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore CanariesUnknownStarting Pitcher
Win Mercer
Pre-GenerationalWest VirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Asa Brainard built a career as a starting pitcher and Win Mercer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Win Mercer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.544 compared to 4.4 and 1.697 for Asa Brainard. By the career numbers, Win Mercer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Asa Brainard and Win Mercer

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.09
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
1.21
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.05
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.09
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.31
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.48
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.68
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.59
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.17
31.17
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.59
44.59
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.47
96.47
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.55
89.55
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.99
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
0.92
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
4.4
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1098
3.98
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2099
27
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7454
27
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
699.2
9
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2484.2
9
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1109
14.27
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3081
11.16
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.27
14.27
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.16
11.16
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.23
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
2.73
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
1.93
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.147
0.147
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.518
0.518
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.53
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.16
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.52
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3625
46.63
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11106
40.23
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
917
11.8
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1753
6.35
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.8
11.8
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.697
1.697
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.544
1.544
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3547
45.63
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10207
36.97
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.79
10.79
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.63
46.63
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.23
40.23

Fielding Stats for Asa Brainard and Win Mercer

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.18
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
1.22
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.93
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2658
27
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12210
27
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
9
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4070
9
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.63
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
1.12
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
1.41
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
1.95
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.58
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
0.42
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
2.62
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
3.5
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
2.04
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.08
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.91
77.91
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.93
87.93
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.515
2.515
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.31
79.31
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.11
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Asa Brainard and Win Mercer

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
108
135.85
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
566
172.65
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
477
600
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1967
600
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
467
587.42
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1773
540.82
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
145.91
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
154.35
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
105
132.08
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
133.3
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.84
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
11.9
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
7.02
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.14
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
11
13.84
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.05
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
31.07
39.08
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238.63
72.79
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
127
159.75
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
186.68
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
126
158.49
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
664
202.54
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
89.31
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
278
84.8
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
45
56.6
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
60.09
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
145.91
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
468
142.76
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
37.43
47.08
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270.24
82.43
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.19
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
12.58
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
43.01
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.81
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
178
54.3
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.14
68.14
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
11.05
11.05
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.98
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.03
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.03
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
26.84
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
7
8.81
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
26.84
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
57.14
57.14
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100