Was Joe Brown a pitcher?

No. Joe Brown was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Joe Brown hit?

Joe Brown hit 0 career home runs with 45 hits.

Joe Brown

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .232

HR 0

RBI 22

H 45

OPS .540

PIV -318

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 187 lb
Born: 11/20/1916 in Jacksonville, FL, USA
Died: 9/7/1942 in Geneva, OH, USA

Full name: Ulysses Daniel Brown

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
63	194	15	45	6	0	0	22	1	9	2	.232	.277	.263	.540	-318

Career AVG .232 vs. league average .269 across their career seasons — 13.7% below league average.

Career OBP .277 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 17.9% below league average.

Career SLG .263 vs. league average .384 across their career seasons — 31.6% below league average.

Career OPS .540 vs. league average .721 across their career seasons — 25.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1937	NE	NN2	11	35	3	8	2	5	0	3	0	.229	—	—	—	—	0.0
1938	JRC	NAL	4	14	2	4	0	2	0	1	0	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
1938	NE	NN2	10	27	0	7	1	6	1	1	1	.259	—	—	—	—	0.0
1939	NE	NN2	4	16	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1939	HG	NN2	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	PS	NN2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	CAG	NAL	7	19	1	7	1	1	0	1	1	.368	—	—	—	—	0.0
1942	CCB	NAL	25	79	9	17	2	7	0	3	0	.215	.253 (-15%)	.323 (-22%)	.349 (-31%)	.672 (-27%)	-318.2
Career · 8 seasons			63	194	15	45	6	22	1	9	2	.232	—	—	—	—	-318

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1939	NLC	HG	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1939	NLP2	HG	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000

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	47	89	17	29	1	9	.326
Away	24	51	3	11	0	6	.216

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	1	1.0	2	2	2	0	18.00
Away	1	3.1	6	0	3	2	0.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
1942-08-31	CCB	KCM	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1942-08-30	CCB	JAX	W	3	0	1	0	0	0
1942-08-25	CCB	MEM	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1942-08-22	CCB	MEM	W	0	1	1	1	2	0
1942-08-20	CCB	CAG	W	4	0	0	0	0	1
1942-07-12	CCB	BIR	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1942-07-12	CCB	BIR	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1942-07-10	CCB	CAG	L	0	1	0	0	0	0
1942-07-09	CCB	CAG	L	3	0	0	0	0	0
1942-07-07	CCB	CAG	W	4	0	2	0	1	0

Last 2 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1939-06-19	NW2	BLG	—	3.1	6	1	0	3	2	0
1939-05-21	NW2	BLG	—	1.0	2	2	2	2	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	1	1	8	0	1	0
C	54	47	235	47	6	5
OF	5	5	1	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1937	NE	C	11	9	48	5	0	0
1938	JRC	C	4	4	29	4	0	0
1938	NE	C	10	8	34	5	1	1
1939	NE	OF	4	4	1	0	0	0
1939	HG	C	1	1	2	0	0	0
1940	PS	C	1	0	0	0	0	0
1940	CAG	C	5	5	25	4	0	0
1940	CAG	OF	1	1	0	0	0	0
1942	CCB	1B	1	1	8	0	1	0
1942	CCB	C	22	20	97	29	5	4

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	54
First Base	1
Left Field	5

Frequently Asked Questions about Joe Brown

Was Joe Brown a pitcher?: No. Joe Brown was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Joe Brown hit?: Joe Brown hit 0 career home runs with 45 hits.