Asa Brainard vs. Theolic Smith — Career Comparison

Asa Brainard
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore CanariesUnknownStarting Pitcher
Theolic Smith
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Asa Brainard and Theolic Smith are fairly close on the surface numbers. Asa Brainard posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.4 vs 4.95) and home runs allowed (0.08 per nine innings vs 0.51). Theolic Smith had the advantage in WHIP (1.511 vs 1.697). By the career numbers, Asa Brainard 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 Theolic Smith

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.09
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.6
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.05
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.14
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.31
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.43
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.68
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.69
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.17
31.17
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.47
96.47
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.99
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.71
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
4.4
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
4.95
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2099
27
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1064
27
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699.2
9
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
354.2
9
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1109
14.27
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
10.38
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.27
14.27
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.38
10.38
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.51
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
3.2
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.93
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.147
0.147
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.792
0.792
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.53
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.25
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3625
46.63
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1588
40.3
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
11.8
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
6.22
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.8
11.8
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.22
6.22
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.04
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.48
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.697
1.697
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.509
1.509
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3547
45.63
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1409
35.75
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.79
10.79
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.314
0.314
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.63
46.63
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.3
40.3

Fielding Stats for Asa Brainard and Theolic Smith

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.18
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.59
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.93
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.05
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2658
27
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1564
27
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
886
9
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
521.1
9
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.63
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.79
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
1.41
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.4
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.58
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
2.62
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.35
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
2.04
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.19
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.91
77.91
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.36
95.36
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.011
2.011
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.31
79.31
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.3
66.3
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Asa Brainard and Theolic Smith

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
135.85
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
234.89
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
477
600
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
587.42
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
197
502.98
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
145.91
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
50
127.66
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
132.08
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
40
102.13
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
13.84
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.32
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
13.84
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.53
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31.07
39.08
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25.45
64.98
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
159.75
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
165.96
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
158.49
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
199.15
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
89.31
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
91.91
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
56.6
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
16
40.85
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
145.91
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
51
130.21
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.43
47.08
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28.66
73.17
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
12.58
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
7
8.81
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
68.14
68.14
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
235
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
1.43
1.43
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.53
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.03
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
5.03
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
8.81
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.21
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
57.14
57.14
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75