What years did Bob Brown play?

Bob Brown played in Major League Baseball from 1930 to 1936.

Was Bob Brown a pitcher?

Yes. Bob Brown pitched in the major leagues, recording 16 wins and 159 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bob Brown hit?

Bob Brown hit 0 career home runs with 21 hits.

What was Bob Brown's career batting average?

Bob Brown batted .183 over his career, with 21 hits in 115 at bats.

How many RBI did Bob Brown have?

Bob Brown drove in 6 runs in his career.

What was Bob Brown's career ERA?

Bob Brown finished with a 4.48 career ERA, going 16-21 with 159 strikeouts.

Bob Brown

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1930-1936)

Bob Brown was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1930 to 1936 for the Boston Braves, a span of 7 seasons. Across 79 career appearances, he went 16-21 with a 4.48 ERA and 159 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 16–21

ERA 4.48

WHIP 1.52

SO 159

Pitcher PIV -618.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 190 lb
Born: 4/1/1911 in Dorchester, MA, USA
Died: 8/3/1990 in Pembroke, MA, USA
MLB Debut: 1930-04-21
Last Game: 1936-05-03

Full name: Robert Murray Brown

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Career Pitching Statistics

Bob Brown — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
16	21	79	49	13	2	1	363.2	360	181	11	193	159	4.48	-618.0

Career ERA 4.48 vs. league average 4.31 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Bob Brown — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1930	BSN	NL	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	6.0	10	7	8	1	10.50	—	0.0
1931	BSN	NL	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	6.1	9	6	3	2	8.53	—	0.0
1932	BSN	NL	14	7	35	28	9	0	1	213.0	187	78	104	110	3.30	4.13 (+20%)	965.5
1933	BSN	NL	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	6.2	6	2	3	3	2.70	—	0.0
1934	BSN	NL	1	3	16	8	2	1	0	58.1	59	37	36	21	5.71	4.29 (-33%)	-963.3
1935	BSN	NL	1	8	15	10	2	1	0	65.0	79	46	36	17	6.37	4.35 (-47%)	-620.2
1936	BSN	NL	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	8.1	10	5	3	5	5.40	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			16	21	79	49	13	2	1	363.2	360	181	193	159	4.48	—	-618

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

Bob Brown — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
81	115	6	21	1	0	0	6	0	4	24	.183	.210	.191	.401	-423

Career AVG .183 vs. league average .280 across their career seasons — 34.7% below league average.

Career OBP .210 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — 38.5% below league average.

Career SLG .191 vs. league average .398 across their career seasons — 52.0% below league average.

Career OPS .401 vs. league average .740 across their career seasons — 45.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Bob Brown — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1930	BSN	NL	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1931	BSN	NL	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1932	BSN	NL	35	67	4	13	1	5	3	16	.194	.275 (-29%)	.335 (-32%)	.391 (-47%)	.726 (-40%)	-422.6
1933	BSN	NL	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1934	BSN	NL	16	21	1	5	0	1	1	3	.238	—	—	—	—	0.0
1935	BSN	NL	16	19	1	2	0	0	0	2	.105	—	—	—	—	0.0
1936	BSN	NL	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			81	115	6	21	1	6	4	24	.183	—	—	—	—	-423

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

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Bob Brown — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	32	50	3	9	0	2	.180
Away	49	65	3	12	0	4	.185

Pitching — Home / Away

Bob Brown — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	31	184.2	156	64	85	80	3.12
Away	48	179.0	204	120	110	77	6.03

Last 10 Games — Batting

Bob Brown — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
1936-05-03	BSN	STL	L	0	0	0
1936-04-23	BSN	PHI	L	2	0	0
1935-09-24	BSN	BRO	L	2	0	0
1935-09-22	BSN	PHI	L	1	1	0
1935-09-16	BSN	PIT	L	3	0	0
1935-09-12	BSN	CIN	L	2	0	0
1935-08-20	BSN	STL	L	1	0	0
1935-08-15	BSN	CIN	W	3	0	2
1935-08-05	BSN	PHI	L	1	0	0
1935-07-20	BSN	PIT	L	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Bob Brown — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1936-05-03	BSN	STL	L	0.1	3	3	3	1	0	0
1936-04-23	BSN	PHI	L	8.0	7	3	2	2	5	1
1935-09-24	BSN	BRO	L	7.0	8	5	5	4	2	0
1935-09-22	BSN	PHI	—	4.0	6	4	4	1	4	0
1935-09-16	BSN	PIT	L	7.2	7	2	2	0	3	0
1935-09-12	BSN	CIN	L	7.0	8	4	4	2	1	0
1935-08-20	BSN	STL	L	4.0	5	6	5	4	1	2
1935-08-15	BSN	CIN	W	9.0	2	0	0	4	0	0
1935-08-05	BSN	PHI	L	2.0	0	2	2	7	1	0
1935-07-20	BSN	PIT	—	0.2	3	2	2	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bob Brown — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	79	0	16	61	2	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bob Brown — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1930	BSN	P	3	1	1	0	0
1931	BSN	P	3	0	3	0	0
1932	BSN	P	35	6	39	0	2
1933	BSN	P	5	0	1	0	0
1934	BSN	P	16	5	6	1	0
1935	BSN	P	15	4	8	1	0
1936	BSN	P	2	0	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Bob Brown — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	79

Award Voting History

Bob Brown — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1932	Most Valuable Player	NL	11th	10.0	80	0

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Bob Brown: the record in brief

Between the debut on April 21, 1930 and the final game on May 3, 1936, Bob Brown built the record summarized on this page. Club by club, the record runs the Boston Braves (1930 to 1935) and the Boston Bees (1936). At 190 pounds on a 6-foot-0 frame, Brown is listed as a pitcher. Brown threw and hit right-handed, per the bio block. Brown was born on April 1, 1911, in Dorchester, MA, USA. The bio records the death on August 3, 1990, in Pembroke, MA, USA. Brown's full given name, per the bio, is Robert Murray Brown.

Brown went 16-21 with a 4.48 ERA in 79 games, 49 of them starts. The totals include 159 strikeouts and 13 complete games. Brown's 4.48 ERA was close to the 4.31 league figure for those seasons. The best win total was 14, in 1932. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.30 in 1932, when the league's was 4.13.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Brown

What years did Bob Brown play?: Bob Brown played in Major League Baseball from 1930 to 1936.
Was Bob Brown a pitcher?: Yes. Bob Brown pitched in the major leagues, recording 16 wins and 159 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bob Brown hit?: Bob Brown hit 0 career home runs with 21 hits.
What was Bob Brown's career batting average?: Bob Brown batted .183 over his career, with 21 hits in 115 at bats.
How many RBI did Bob Brown have?: Bob Brown drove in 6 runs in his career.
What was Bob Brown's career ERA?: Bob Brown finished with a 4.48 career ERA, going 16-21 with 159 strikeouts.