William Brennan vs. Ryan Madson — Career Comparison

William Brennan
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ryan Madson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

William Brennan built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Madson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ryan Madson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.292 compared to 5.18 and 1.849 for William Brennan. By the career numbers, Ryan Madson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for William Brennan and Ryan Madson

William Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
William Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
4.44
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
William Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
William Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.74
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.63
William Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.74
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.5
William Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.96
55.96
William Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
William Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.94
William Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.18
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.48
William Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
William Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
William Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
William Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
William Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2609
27
William Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
869.2
9
William Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
10.73
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
8.59
William Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.73
10.73
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
William Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.74
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.85
William Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
William Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
William Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.18
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
2.59
William Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.74
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.46
William Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
William Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
6.66
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
8.02
William Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
William Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
William Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
William Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.74
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.41
William Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
William Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
William Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
40.32
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3631
37.58
William Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.74
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.44
William Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.55
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
3.7
William Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
William Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.37
William Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.25
William Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.83
William Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.767
1.767
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
William Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
34.4
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3277
33.91
William Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
William Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
William Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.32
40.32
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58

Fielding Stats for William Brennan and Ryan Madson

William Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
William Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
4.44
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
William Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
William Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2609
27
William Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
869.2
9
William Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.48
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
William Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.48
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.07
William Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
William Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.96
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.52
William Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.96
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.5
William Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.64
98.64
William Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.196
0.196
William Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
William Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
William Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for William Brennan and Ryan Madson

William Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
William Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1440
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
740
7655.17
William Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
William Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
506.9
William Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
William Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
William Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
62.07
William Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
William Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
William Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
William Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
William Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
4.24
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
8.37
William Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
William Brennan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
William Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
William Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
William Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
William Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
William Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
William Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
William Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
William Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
William Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
William Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
William Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
4.34
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.71
-7.3
William Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Brennan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
William Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
217.24
William Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
2.76
William Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
William Brennan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
72.41
William Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
William Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA