Was Jesse Brown a pitcher?

Yes. Jesse Brown pitched in the major leagues, recording 6 wins and 58 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jesse Brown hit?

Jesse Brown hit 1 career home runs with 20 hits.

Jesse Brown

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 6–11

ERA 4.48

WHIP 1.50

SO 58

Pitcher PIV -1763.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 158 lb
Born: 6/6/1914 in Cleveland, OH, USA
Died: 5/25/1980 in Wellesley, MA, USA
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Jesse James Brown

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
89.0	82.0	13.0	19.0	4.0	0	2.0	5.0	5.0	0	2.0	.232	.284	.354	.638

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
9	17	29	16	18	0	235.1	229	132	28	12	70	56	1.07	1.27

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
6	11	34	19	8	2	0	142.7	142	71	9	72	58	4.48	-1763.0

Career ERA 4.48 vs. league average 3.98 across their career seasons — 12.4% 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
1938	NE	NN2	2	2	6	3	2	0	28.7	20	8	14	13	2.51	4.35 (+42%)	351.3
1939	NBY	NN2	1	0	2	1	1	1	7.3	5	0	4	3	0.00	—	0.0
1940	NBY	NN2	0	2	9	3	1	0	32.0	51	27	17	14	7.59	4.21 (-80%)	-582.1
1940	BEG	NN2	0	1	1	1	1	0	9.0	9	3	6	1	3.00	4.21 (+29%)	0.0
1941	BEG	NN2	2	2	9	5	2	1	35.0	28	17	11	16	4.37	3.94 (-11%)	-485.0
1942	BEG	NN2	1	4	6	5	1	0	26.3	25	15	19	9	5.13	3.57 (-44%)	-1047.3
1944	NBY	NN2	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.3	4	1	1	2	2.08	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			6	11	34	19	8	2	142.2	142	71	72	58	4.48	—	-1,763

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
50	71	9	20	4	1	1	12	1	7	0	.282	.354	.408	.763	0

Career AVG .282 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — +6.2% above league average.

Career OBP .354 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — +6.3% above league average.

Career SLG .408 vs. league average .376 across their career seasons — +8.7% above league average.

Career OPS .763 vs. league average .709 across their career seasons — +7.6% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1938	NE	NN2	6	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1939	NBY	NN2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	NBY	NN2	13	13	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	.154	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	BEG	NN2	1	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	.667	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	BEG	NN2	14	29	4	11	1	1	0	7	1	3	.379	—	—	—	—	0.0
1942	BEG	NN2	13	15	1	5	1	0	1	3	0	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1944	NBY	NN2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			50	71	9	20	4	1	1	12	1	7	.282	—	—	—	—	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	20	27	5	7	0	1	.259
Away	27	33	1	5	1	3	.152

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	13	53.0	49	6	19	21	1.02
Away	24	87.0	101	10	38	17	1.03

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI
1944-08-03	NY5	PH5	W	0	0	0	0	0	0
1942-09-07	BLG	PH5	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1942-09-06	BLG	PH5	L	1	0	1	1	0	0
1942-08-07	BLG	HOM	L	1	0	1	0	0	1
1942-07-26	BLG	HOM	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1942-07-24	BLG	NW2	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1942-07-19	BLG	NY5	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1942-06-18	BLG	PH5	L	2	1	1	0	1	1
1942-06-11	BLG	PH5	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1942-05-30	BLG	NW2	W	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1944-08-03	NY5	PH5	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1942-07-26	BLG	HOM	—	3.0	2	1	1	2	6	0
1942-06-18	BLG	PH5	—	4.0	2	1	0	3	0	1
1942-06-11	BLG	PH5	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1942-05-18	BLG	HOM	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1942-05-17	BLG	HOM	L	5.1	4	3	0	4	0	0
1941-08-23	BLG	HOM	L	6.0	13	9	0	0	0	1
1941-08-10	BLG	NW2	—	0.2	6	5	0	0	2	0
1941-08-03	BLG	HOM	L	3.2	1	1	1	1	1	0
1941-06-22	BLG	NY5	—	4.1	8	6	0	2	1	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	2	0	4	0	0	2
OF	4	3	4	1	0	0
P	34	19	1	35	2	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1938	NE	P	6	3	1	8	0	0
1939	NBY	P	2	1	0	2	0	1
1940	NBY	P	9	3	0	8	0	0
1940	BEG	P	1	1	0	3	0	0
1941	BEG	1B	1	0	2	0	0	1
1941	BEG	OF	4	3	4	1	0	0
1941	BEG	P	9	5	0	8	2	1
1942	BEG	1B	1	0	2	0	0	1
1942	BEG	P	6	5	0	5	0	0
1944	NBY	P	1	1	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	34
First Base	2
Right Field	4

Frequently Asked Questions about Jesse Brown

Was Jesse Brown a pitcher?: Yes. Jesse Brown pitched in the major leagues, recording 6 wins and 58 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jesse Brown hit?: Jesse Brown hit 1 career home runs with 20 hits.