Asa Brainard vs. Jack Spring — Career Comparison

Asa Brainard
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore CanariesUnknownStarting Pitcher
Jack Spring
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Asa Brainard built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Spring as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Spring posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.26 and WHIP 1.565 compared to 4.4 and 1.697 for Asa Brainard. By the career numbers, Jack Spring had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Asa Brainard and Jack Spring

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.09
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
7.5
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.05
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.31
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.68
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.17
31.17
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.59
70.59
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.47
96.47
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.99
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
4.4
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.26
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2099
27
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699.2
9
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1109
14.27
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
9.44
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.27
14.27
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.02
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
3.77
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.87
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
4.16
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.147
0.147
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.53
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3625
46.63
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
823
39.82
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.47
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
11.8
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
5.13
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.8
11.8
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.697
1.697
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3547
45.63
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
740
35.81
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.79
10.79
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.63
46.63
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.82
39.82

Fielding Stats for Asa Brainard and Jack Spring

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.18
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
7.5
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.93
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2658
27
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
886
9
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.63
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.41
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.89
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.58
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
2.62
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
2.52
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
2.04
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.32
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.91
77.91
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.733
1.733
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.31
79.31
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Asa Brainard and Jack Spring

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
108
135.85
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
2735.29
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
477
600
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
587.42
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
28
494.12
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
145.91
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
132.08
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.84
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.84
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.07
39.08
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
7
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
159.75
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
158.49
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
89.31
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
56.6
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
145.91
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.43
47.08
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-7.54
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
12.58
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.81
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
16
282.35
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.14
68.14
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.03
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.03
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.81
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.14
57.14
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA