Asa Brainard vs. Russ Meyer — Career Comparison

Asa Brainard
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore CanariesUnknownStarting Pitcher
Russ Meyer
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Asa Brainard and Russ Meyer are fairly close on the surface numbers. Russ Meyer posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.99 vs 4.4) and WHIP (1.409 vs 1.697). Asa Brainard had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.08 per nine innings vs 0.8). By the career numbers, Russ Meyer 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 Russ Meyer

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.09
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.87
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.05
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.29
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.31
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.55
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.68
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.43
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.17
31.17
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.29
56.29
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.47
96.47
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.65
68.65
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.99
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.38
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
4.4
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
3.99
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2099
27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4594
27
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
699.2
9
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1531.1
9
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1109
14.27
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1606
9.44
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.27
14.27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.8
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
541
3.18
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
3.95
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.147
0.147
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.792
0.792
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.53
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.21
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3625
46.63
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6570
38.61
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.28
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
11.8
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.47
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.8
11.8
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.697
1.697
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3547
45.63
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6014
35.35
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.79
10.79
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.63
46.63
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Asa Brainard and Russ Meyer

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.18
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
8.44
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.93
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.3
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2658
27
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1021
27
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
886
9
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
340.1
9
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.63
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.82
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
1.41
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
6.8
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.58
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.34
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
2.62
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
8.96
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
2.04
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
8.62
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.91
77.91
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.17
96.17
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.733
1.733
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.022
1.022
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.31
79.31
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.36
15.36
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.5
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Asa Brainard and Russ Meyer

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
108
135.85
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
336.38
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
477
600
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
600
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
467
587.42
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
484
510.37
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
145.91
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
55
58
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
132.08
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
46
48.51
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.84
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.33
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.84
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.49
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.07
39.08
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
10.11
10.66
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
159.75
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
68
71.7
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
158.49
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
82.25
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
89.31
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
26
27.42
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
56.6
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
25
26.36
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
145.91
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
50
52.72
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.43
47.08
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.44
-3.62
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
12.58
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
23.2
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.81
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.95
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.14
68.14
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
65.38
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.03
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.49
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.03
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.81
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.14
57.14
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA