Asa Brainard vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Asa Brainard
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore CanariesUnknownStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Asa Brainard built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Wilks as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Wilks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.221 compared to 4.4 and 1.697 for Asa Brainard. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Asa Brainard and Ted Wilks

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.68
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.17
31.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.47
96.47
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.99
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
4.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2099
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
699.2
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1109
14.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.27
14.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
2.79
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.147
0.147
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3625
46.63
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
11.8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.8
11.8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.697
1.697
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3547
45.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.79
10.79
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.63
46.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Asa Brainard and Ted Wilks

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.93
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2658
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.41
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
2.62
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
2.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.91
77.91
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.733
1.733
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.31
79.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Asa Brainard and Ted Wilks

Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
108
135.85
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
477
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
587.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
145.91
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
132.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.84
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.84
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.07
39.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
159.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
158.49
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
89.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
56.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
145.91
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.43
47.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
12.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.81
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.14
68.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.81
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.14
57.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA