Clint Brown

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1928-1942)

Clint Brown was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1928 to 1942 for the Cleveland Guardians and the Chicago White Sox, a span of 15 seasons. Across 434 career appearances, he went 89-93 with a 4.26 ERA, 410 strikeouts, and 64 saves. He also batted .199 with 2 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 4938.7.

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

W–L 89–93
ERA 4.26
WHIP 1.42
SO 410
Pitcher PIV 4938.7
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 190 lb
Born
7/8/1903 in Blackash, PA, USA
Died
12/31/1955 in Rocky River, OH, USA
MLB Debut
1928-09-27
Last Game
1942-06-07

Full name: Clinton Harold Brown

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Career Pitching Statistics

Clint Brown — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
89 93 434 130 62 8 64 1485.2 1,740 704 84 368 410 4.26 4938.7

Career ERA 4.26 vs. league average 4.24 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Clint Brown Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1928 CLE AL 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 11.0 14 6 2 2 4.91 4.13 (-19%) 236.5
1929 CLE AL 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 16.1 18 6 6 1 3.31 4.60 (+28%) 113.3
1930 CLE AL 11 13 35 31 16 3 1 213.2 271 118 51 54 4.97 4.80 (-4%) 414.1
1931 CLE AL 11 15 39 33 12 2 0 233.1 284 122 55 50 4.71 4.10 (-15%) 688.0
1932 CLE AL 15 12 37 32 21 1 1 262.2 298 119 50 59 4.08 4.13 (+1%) 966.1
1933 CLE AL 11 12 33 23 10 2 1 185.0 202 70 34 47 3.41 3.86 (+12%) 801.2
1934 CLE AL 4 3 17 2 0 0 1 50.1 83 33 14 15 5.90 4.29 (-37%) 73.3
1935 CLE AL 4 3 23 5 1 0 2 49.0 61 28 14 20 5.14 4.35 (-18%) 320.5
1936 CHA AL 6 2 38 2 0 0 5 83.0 106 46 24 19 4.99 4.59 (-9%) -149.6
1937 CHA AL 7 7 53 0 0 0 18 100.0 92 38 36 51 3.42 4.34 (+21%) 347.1
1938 CHA AL 1 3 8 0 0 0 2 13.2 16 7 9 2 4.61 4.35 (-6%) -146.3
1939 CHA AL 11 10 61 0 0 0 18 118.1 127 51 27 41 3.88 4.28 (+9%) 1047.3
1940 CHA AL 4 6 37 0 0 0 10 66.0 75 27 16 23 3.68 4.21 (+13%) 173.8
1941 CLE AL 3 3 41 0 0 0 5 74.1 77 27 28 22 3.27 3.94 (+17%) 53.5
1942 CLE AL 1 1 7 0 0 0 0 9.0 16 6 2 4 6.00 3.57 (-68%) 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 89 93 434 130 62 8 64 1,485.2 1,740 704 368 410 4.26 — 4,939

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

Clint Brown — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
437 457 42 91 17 3 2 46 1 45 55 .199 .274 .263 .536 -1,330

Career AVG .199 vs. league average .276 across their career seasons — 27.8% below league average.

Career OBP .274 vs. league average .340 across their career seasons — 19.6% below league average.

Career SLG .263 vs. league average .393 across their career seasons — 33.2% below league average.

Career OPS .536 vs. league average .734 across their career seasons — 26.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Clint Brown Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1928 CLE AL 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 — — — — 0.0
1929 CLE AL 3 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1930 CLE AL 35 73 5 18 5 0 0 3 0 8 9 .247 .293 (-16%) .354 (-9%) .429 (-27%) .784 (-19%) -226.2
1931 CLE AL 39 87 8 15 3 0 0 9 0 7 6 .172 .276 (-38%) .338 (-28%) .388 (-47%) .726 (-38%) -524.9
1932 CLE AL 39 100 13 25 4 2 2 18 0 8 13 .250 .275 (-9%) .335 (-7%) .391 (avg) .726 (-3%) -66.0
1933 CLE AL 34 62 4 9 1 0 0 3 1 2 6 .145 .270 (-46%) .329 (-48%) .377 (-57%) .707 (-53%) -512.9
1934 CLE AL 17 17 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 .294 — — — — 0.0
1935 CLE AL 23 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .200 — — — — 0.0
1936 CHA AL 38 25 5 4 2 0 0 3 0 2 1 .160 — — — — 0.0
1937 CHA AL 53 18 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 5 5 .222 — — — — 0.0
1938 CHA AL 8 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
1939 CHA AL 61 19 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 4 3 .211 — — — — 0.0
1940 CHA AL 37 14 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 .071 — — — — 0.0
1941 CLE AL 41 17 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 5 .118 — — — — 0.0
1942 CLE AL 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 437 457 42 91 17 3 2 46 1 45 55 .199 — — — — -1,330

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

Clint Brown — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2192371350129.211
Away2182192941120.187

Pitching — Home / Away

Clint Brown — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home217771.18843271642193.82
Away217714.18583742051874.71

Last 10 Games — Batting

Clint Brown — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1942-06-07 CLENYYL 000000000
1942-05-29 CLEDETL 000000000
1942-05-25 CLECHWL 000000000
1942-05-24 CLESLAL 000000000
1942-05-16 CLEMINW 000000000
1942-05-05 CLEBOSL 100000001
1942-04-16 CLEDETL 000000000
1941-09-01 CLECHWL 000000000
1941-08-31 CLEDETL 000000000
1941-08-30 CLEDETL 100000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Clint Brown — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1942-06-07 CLENYY — 0.2311021
1942-05-29 CLEDET — 1.0451010
1942-05-25 CLECHW — 0.2200100
1942-05-24 CLESLA — 2.0000000
1942-05-16 CLEMIN W 0.2000000
1942-05-05 CLEBOS — 3.0633010
1942-04-16 CLEDET L 1.0111101
1941-09-01 CLECHW — 0.2000010
1941-08-31 CLEDET L 1.0221110
1941-08-30 CLEDET — 2.1100120

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Clint Brown — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 434 0 75 387 12 23

Season-by-Season Fielding

Clint Brown — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1928 CLE P 2 0 2 3 0 0
1929 CLE P 3 0 1 9 0 0
1930 CLE P 35 0 12 54 5 5
1931 CLE P 39 0 9 67 0 3
1932 CLE P 37 0 15 63 2 2
1933 CLE P 33 0 11 53 0 3
1934 CLE P 17 0 0 10 1 0
1935 CLE P 23 0 5 12 1 1
1936 CHA P 38 0 8 15 1 0
1937 CHA P 53 0 4 24 1 1
1938 CHA P 8 0 1 7 0 2
1939 CHA P 61 0 3 29 1 3
1940 CHA P 37 0 2 14 0 0
1941 CLE P 41 0 2 27 0 3
1942 CLE P 7 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

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Clint Brown Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 434

Award Voting History

Clint Brown — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1939 Most Valuable Player AL 11th 34.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Clint Brown (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Bill Phillips
    70-76, 4.09 ERA
  2. 93
    Dick Coffman
    72-95, 4.65 ERA
  3. 91
    Clyde Shoun
    73-59, 3.91 ERA
  4. 87
    Scott Stratton
    97-114, 3.87 ERA
  5. 86
    Jack Russell
    85-141, 4.46 ERA
  6. 86
    John Harkins
    51-83, 4.09 ERA

Clint Brown: the record in brief

According to the bio, Clint Brown debuted on September 27, 1928 and played a final game on June 7, 1942. By club, Brown's seasons break down as the Cleveland Indians (1928 to 1942) and the Chicago White Sox (1936 through 1940). Brown played primarily as a pitcher and batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Born on July 8, 1903, in Blackash, PA, USA, Brown was listed at 190 pounds on a 6-foot-1 frame. Brown died on December 31, 1955, in Rocky River, OH, USA. The given name on file is Clinton Harold Brown.

The pitching table credits Brown with a 89-93 record and a 4.26 ERA in 434 games. Also on Brown's record: 410 strikeouts, 62 complete games, 8 shutouts, and 64 saves. Brown's 4.26 ERA was close to the 4.24 league figure for those seasons. No season topped the 15 wins of 1932. The most saves in one season was 18, in 1937. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.41 in 1933, when the league's was 3.86.

Frequently Asked Questions about Clint Brown

What years did Clint Brown play?
Clint Brown played in Major League Baseball from 1928 to 1942.
Was Clint Brown a pitcher?
Yes. Clint Brown pitched in the major leagues, recording 89 wins and 410 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Clint Brown hit?
Clint Brown hit 2 career home runs with 91 hits.
What was Clint Brown's career batting average?
Clint Brown batted .199 over his career, with 91 hits in 457 at bats.
How many RBI did Clint Brown have?
Clint Brown drove in 46 runs in his career.
What was Clint Brown's career ERA?
Clint Brown finished with a 4.26 career ERA, going 89-93 with 410 strikeouts.