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.

Bob Brown

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

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

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
16	21	79	49	13	2	1	363.7	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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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	6.3	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	6.7	6	2	3	3	2.70	—	0.0
1934	BSN	NL	1	3	16	8	2	1	0	58.3	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	8.3	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

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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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

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

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

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

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

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	79	0	16	61	2	2

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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Position	Games
Pitcher	79

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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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.