What years did Elmer Brown play?

Elmer Brown played in Major League Baseball from 1911 to 1915.

Was Elmer Brown a pitcher?

Yes. Elmer Brown pitched in the major leagues, recording 7 wins and 79 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Elmer Brown hit?

Elmer Brown hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.

Elmer Brown

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1911-1915)

W–L 7–11

ERA 3.48

WHIP 1.45

SO 79

Pitcher PIV -3267.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 172 lb
Born: 8/25/1883 in Southport, IN, USA
Died: 1/23/1955 in Indianapolis, IN, USA
MLB Debut: 1911-09-16
Last Game: 1915-04-14

Full name: Elmer Young Brown

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
7	11	43	21	4	2	0	188.7	181	73	4	92	79	3.48	-3267.3

Career ERA 3.48 vs. league average 3.09 across their career seasons — 12.8% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1911	SLA	AL	1	1	5	3	1	1	16.7	16	12	14	5	6.48	3.37 (-92%)	-561.5
1912	SLA	AL	5	8	23	13	2	1	120.3	122	40	42	45	2.99	3.36 (+11%)	-962.8
1913	BRO	NL	0	0	3	1	0	0	13.0	6	3	10	6	2.08	3.07 (+32%)	-370.4
1914	BRO	NL	1	2	11	4	1	0	36.7	33	16	23	22	3.93	2.93 (-34%)	-1372.6
1915	BRO	NL	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	4	2	3	1	9.00	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			7	11	43	21	4	2	188.2	181	73	92	79	3.48	—	-3,267

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
43	60	3	8	1	1	0	4	0	1	29	.133	.148	.183	.331	0

Career AVG .133 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 48.5% below league average.

Career OBP .148 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 54.8% below league average.

Career SLG .183 vs. league average .345 across their career seasons — 46.8% below league average.

Career OPS .331 vs. league average .671 across their career seasons — 50.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1911	SLA	AL	5	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1912	SLA	AL	23	36	1	6	1	1	4	1	17	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1913	BRO	NL	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1914	BRO	NL	11	12	1	1	0	0	0	0	7	.083	—	—	—	—	0.0
1915	BRO	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			43	60	3	8	1	1	4	1	29	.133	—	—	—	—	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

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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	16	22	0	3	0	0	.136
Away	27	38	3	5	0	2	.132

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	16	69.0	64	22	30	27	2.87
Away	27	118.1	116	49	63	51	3.73

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	SO
1915-04-14	BRO	NY1	L	0	0	0	0
1914-07-30	BRO	PIT	L	0	0	0	0
1914-07-27	BRO	CIN	L	0	0	0	0
1914-07-20	BRO	STL	L	1	0	0	1
1914-07-18	BRO	CHC	L	0	0	0	0
1914-07-10	BRO	CIN	W	2	0	0	1
1914-07-08	BRO	CIN	L	0	0	0	0
1914-07-04	BRO	BSN	W	3	1	1	2
1914-06-27	BRO	PHI	W	4	0	0	2
1914-06-24	BRO	PHI	L	2	0	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1915-04-14	BRO	NY1	—	2.0	4	4	2	3	1	0
1914-07-30	BRO	PIT	—	2.0	2	1	1	3	2	0
1914-07-27	BRO	CIN	—	0.2	0	1	1	4	0	0
1914-07-20	BRO	STL	L	2.1	5	4	4	1	1	1
1914-07-18	BRO	CHC	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
1914-07-10	BRO	CIN	—	3.0	2	4	2	3	2	0
1914-07-08	BRO	CIN	—	3.0	2	1	1	1	2	0
1914-07-04	BRO	BSN	—	8.1	9	4	2	2	1	0
1914-06-27	BRO	PHI	W	9.0	6	4	2	4	7	0
1914-06-24	BRO	PHI	L	6.0	5	3	3	3	3	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	43	0	5	55	2	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1911	SLA	P	5	1	7	0	0
1912	SLA	P	23	2	31	2	1
1913	BRO	P	3	0	3	0	0
1914	BRO	P	11	2	12	0	0
1915	BRO	P	1	0	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	43

Frequently Asked Questions about Elmer Brown

What years did Elmer Brown play?: Elmer Brown played in Major League Baseball from 1911 to 1915.
Was Elmer Brown a pitcher?: Yes. Elmer Brown pitched in the major leagues, recording 7 wins and 79 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Elmer Brown hit?: Elmer Brown hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.