Asa Brainard vs. Sam Shaw — Career Comparison

Asa Brainard
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore CanariesUnknownStarting Pitcher
Sam Shaw
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Asa Brainard built a career as a starting pitcher and Sam Shaw as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sam Shaw posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.91 and WHIP 1.522 compared to 4.4 and 1.697 for Asa Brainard. By the career numbers, Sam Shaw had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Asa Brainard and Sam Shaw

Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.09
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.04
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.05
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.04
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.31
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.68
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.17
31.17
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.47
96.47
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.99
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
4.4
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.91
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2099
27
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
27
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699.2
9
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
9
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1109
14.27
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
10.04
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.27
14.27
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.65
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.147
0.147
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.739
0.739
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.53
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.7
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3625
46.63
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
42.13
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
11.8
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
6.39
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.8
11.8
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.39
6.39
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.697
1.697
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.522
1.522
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3547
45.63
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
36.78
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.79
10.79
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.13
6.13
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.63
46.63
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.13
42.13

Fielding Stats for Asa Brainard and Sam Shaw

Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.18
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.04
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.93
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2658
27
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
27
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
886
9
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
9
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.63
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.41
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.7
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.58
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.65
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
2.62
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.61
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
2.04
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.96
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.91
77.91
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.875
1.875
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.31
79.31
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Asa Brainard and Sam Shaw

Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
135.85
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
477
600
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
587.42
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
27
558.62
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
145.91
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
5
103.45
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
132.08
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
5
103.45
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.84
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.84
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.07
39.08
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1.42
29.43
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
159.75
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
5
103.45
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
158.49
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
7
144.83
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
89.31
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
4
82.76
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
56.6
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
145.91
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
5
103.45
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.43
47.08
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1.52
31.52
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
12.58
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.81
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
103.45
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.14
68.14
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
5.8
5.8
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.03
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
5.03
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
8.81
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
57.14
57.14
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100