B. Brown
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records
- Position
- Pitcher
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Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.
Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
| Season | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1936 | 41.0 | 39.0 | 7.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | .282 | .317 | .462 | .779 |
| 1937 | 76.0 | 67.0 | 7.0 | 24.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 1.0 | .358 | .419 | .403 | .822 |
| 1938 | 79.0 | 70.0 | 9.0 | 16.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | .229 | .316 | .257 | .573 |
| 1942 | 85.0 | 79.0 | 10.0 | 19.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .241 | .286 | .266 | .552 |
| 1943 | 155.0 | 131.0 | 25.0 | 39.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 8.0 | 22.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | .298 | .396 | .351 | .747 |
| 1944 | 98.0 | 78.0 | 10.0 | 23.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 10.0 | 19.0 | 1.0 | 0 | .295 | .439 | .333 | .772 |
| 1945 | 35.0 | 29.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | .276 | .382 | .379 | .761 |
| 1946 | 149.0 | 130.0 | 11.0 | 27.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 18.0 | 1.0 | 0 | .208 | .304 | .231 | .535 |
| 1947 | 63.0 | 56.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0 | .125 | .197 | .143 | .340 |
| 1948 | 46.0 | 42.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0 | .190 | .244 | .214 | .458 |
| 1949 | 33.0 | 31.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | .258 | .258 | .355 | .613 |
| Listed seasons · 12 | 861 | 753 | 93 | 190 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 60 | 94 | 8 | 5 | .252 | — | — | — |
Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
| Season | W | L | GS | CG | GF | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.20 |
| 1936 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 83.0 | 87 | 36 | 22 | 4 | 14 | 49 | 2.39 | 1.22 |
| 1937 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 81.2 | 73 | 46 | 13 | 6 | 24 | 31 | 1.43 | 1.19 |
| 1938 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 105.2 | 114 | 54 | 32 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 2.73 | 1.20 |
| 1942 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 175.2 | 159 | 90 | 17 | 8 | 41 | 55 | 0.87 | 1.14 |
| 1943 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 137.0 | 154 | 89 | 21 | 7 | 41 | 39 | 1.38 | 1.42 |
| 1944 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 86.0 | 96 | 65 | 42 | 6 | 18 | 31 | 4.39 | 1.33 |
| 1945 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29.1 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0.31 | 1.16 |
| 1946 | 13 | 9 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 190.0 | 161 | 65 | 13 | 7 | 37 | 47 | 0.62 | 1.04 |
| 1947 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 83.1 | 88 | 44 | 15 | 3 | 22 | 23 | 1.62 | 1.32 |
| 1948 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 83.2 | 69 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 38 | 0.97 | 1.04 |
| 1949 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 60.2 | 53 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 1.19 | 1.04 |
| Listed seasons · 12 | 64 | 67 | 135 | 93 | 41 | 4 | 1,117.2 | 1,082 | 562 | 193 | 53 | 246 | 360 | 1.55 | 1.19 |
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44.3 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 24 | 2.23 | 724.4 |
Career ERA 2.23 vs. league average 2.98 across their career seasons β 25.1% better than league average.
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | MOH | EAS | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39.3 | 31 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 2.52 | 3.07 (+18%) | 724.4 |
| 1914 | NLS | EAS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.00 | β | 0.0 |
| Career · 2 seasons | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44.1 | 33 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 2.23 | — | 724 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Career Batting Statistics
Career AVG .105 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons β 59.0% below league average.
Career OBP .190 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons β 41.1% below league average.
Career SLG .105 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons β 69.2% below league average.
Career OPS .296 vs. league average .665 across their career seasons β 55.5% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | MOH | EAS | 8 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | β | β | β | β | 0.0 |
| 1914 | NLS | EAS | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | β | β | β | β | 0.0 |
| Career · 2 seasons | 9 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .105 | — | — | — | — | 0 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (429 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 149 | 337 | 38 | 88 | 0 | 18 | .261 |
| Away | 140 | 288 | 34 | 60 | 1 | 21 | .208 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 64 | 428.2 | 405 | 70 | 86 | 120 | 1.47 |
| Away | 76 | 457.0 | 444 | 102 | 120 | 142 | 2.01 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-09-05 | PH5 | BLG | L | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-08-06 | PH5 | IN9 | W | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-07-31 | PH5 | CAG | W | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-07-26 | PH5 | IN9 | W | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-07-25 | PH5 | IN9 | L | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-07-25 | PH5 | IN9 | L | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-07-10 | PH5 | BIR | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-06-20 | PH5 | CAG | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-06-19 | PH5 | CAG | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-06-14 | PH5 | IN9 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-09-05 | PH5 | BLG | L | 11.0 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1949-08-06 | PH5 | IN9 | W | 7.2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-07-31 | PH5 | CAG | W | 9.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-07-26 | PH5 | IN9 | W | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 1949-07-10 | PH5 | BIR | L | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-06-19 | PH5 | CAG | — | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-06-14 | PH5 | IN9 | L | 8.0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-05-30 | PH5 | HOE | L | 7.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1949-05-22 | PH5 | KCM | L | 8.0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 1948-08-27 | PH5 | HOM | L | 8.2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P | 8 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | MOH | 1B | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1913 | MOH | P | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 1914 | NLS | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 8 |
| First Base | 1 |
Frequently Asked Questions about B. Brown
- Was B. Brown a pitcher?
- Yes. B. Brown pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 24 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did B. Brown hit?
- B. Brown hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.