Jumbo Brown

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1925-1941)

Jumbo Brown was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1925 to 1941 for 5 teams, including the Chicago Cubs, a span of 17 seasons. Across 249 career appearances, he went 33-31 with a 4.07 ERA, 301 strikeouts, and 29 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 586.8.

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 33–31
ERA 4.07
WHIP 1.54
SO 301
Pitcher PIV 586.8
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'4" / 295 lb
Born
4/30/1907 in Greene, RI, USA
Died
10/2/1966 in Freeport, NY, USA
MLB Debut
1925-08-26
Last Game
1941-08-27

Full name: Walter George Brown

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Career Pitching Statistics

Jumbo Brown — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
33 31 249 23 7 2 29 597.1 619 270 26 300 301 4.07 586.8

Career ERA 4.07 vs. league average 4.23 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Jumbo 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
1925 CHN NL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6.0 5 2 4 0 3.00 — 0.0
1927 CLE AL 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 18.2 19 13 26 8 6.27 4.08 (-54%) -2136.9
1928 CLE AL 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 14.2 19 11 15 12 6.75 4.13 (-63%) -143.8
1932 NYA AL 5 2 19 3 3 1 1 55.2 58 28 30 31 4.53 4.13 (-10%) 218.7
1933 NYA AL 7 5 21 8 1 0 0 74.0 78 43 52 55 5.23 3.86 (-36%) -376.9
1935 NYA AL 6 5 20 8 3 1 0 87.1 94 35 37 41 3.61 4.35 (+17%) 1172.5
1936 NYA AL 1 4 20 3 0 0 1 64.0 93 42 29 19 5.91 4.59 (-29%) -558.4
1937 CIN NL 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 9.2 16 9 3 4 8.38 4.34 (-93%) 0.0
1937 NY1 NL 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 8.2 5 1 5 4 1.04 — 0.0
1938 NY1 NL 5 3 43 0 0 0 5 90.0 65 18 28 42 1.80 4.35 (+59%) 1144.9
1939 NY1 NL 4 0 31 0 0 0 7 56.1 69 26 25 24 4.15 4.28 (+3%) 644.7
1940 NY1 NL 2 4 41 0 0 0 7 55.1 49 21 25 31 3.42 4.21 (+19%) -276.3
1941 NY1 NL 1 5 31 0 0 0 8 57.0 49 21 21 30 3.32 3.94 (+16%) 898.3
Career · 13 seasons 33 31 249 23 7 2 29 597.1 619 270 300 301 4.07 — 587

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

Jumbo Brown — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
249 157 13 32 5 1 0 11 0 8 40 .204 .242 .248 .491 0

Career AVG .204 vs. league average .276 across their career seasons — 26.3% below league average.

Career OBP .242 vs. league average .341 across their career seasons — 28.9% below league average.

Career SLG .248 vs. league average .393 across their career seasons — 36.8% below league average.

Career OPS .491 vs. league average .734 across their career seasons — 33.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jumbo 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
1925 CHN NL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1927 CLE AL 8 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 .667 — — — — 0.0
1928 CLE AL 5 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .667 — — — — 0.0
1932 NYA AL 19 23 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 .174 — — — — 0.0
1933 NYA AL 21 28 1 5 1 0 0 4 0 0 6 .179 — — — — 0.0
1935 NYA AL 20 32 3 10 2 0 0 3 0 2 8 .312 — — — — 0.0
1936 NYA AL 20 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 — — — — 0.0
1937 CIN NL 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1937 NY1 NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1938 NY1 NL 43 16 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 .188 — — — — 0.0
1939 NY1 NL 31 11 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .364 — — — — 0.0
1940 NY1 NL 41 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .100 — — — — 0.0
1941 NY1 NL 31 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 249 157 13 32 5 1 0 11 0 8 40 .204 — — — — 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

Jumbo Brown — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1095841404.241
Away1409991806.182

Pitching — Home / Away

Jumbo Brown — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home109252.22691111231373.95
Away140346.23531561801654.05

Last 10 Games — Batting

Jumbo Brown — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1941-08-27 NY1STLL 000000000
1941-08-24 NY1CINL 000000000
1941-08-23 NY1PITL 000000000
1941-08-17 NY1PHIL 000000000
1941-08-16 NY1PHIW 000000000
1941-08-13 NY1BSNW 100000000
1941-08-03 NY1PITL 000000000
1941-07-31 NY1CINL 200000000
1941-07-27 NY1CHCL 000000000
1941-07-23 NY1STLL 100000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jumbo Brown — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1941-08-27 NY1STL L 2.1533011
1941-08-24 NY1CIN — 2.0200010
1941-08-23 NY1PIT L 0.1211100
1941-08-17 NY1PHI — 1.0000010
1941-08-16 NY1PHI SV 1.2000000
1941-08-13 NY1BSN SV 2.2200010
1941-08-03 NY1PIT — 2.0200110
1941-07-31 NY1CIN L 5.1222250
1941-07-27 NY1CHC — 2.0433120
1941-07-23 NY1STL — 3.0100120

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jumbo Brown — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 249 0 21 115 6 7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jumbo Brown — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1925 CHN P 2 0 0 2 0 0
1927 CLE P 8 0 1 5 1 1
1928 CLE P 5 0 1 1 0 0
1932 NYA P 19 0 5 16 0 1
1933 NYA P 21 0 0 14 1 1
1935 NYA P 20 0 8 16 1 1
1936 NYA P 20 0 1 17 1 1
1937 CIN P 4 0 0 1 0 0
1937 NY1 P 4 0 0 5 0 0
1938 NY1 P 43 0 5 11 2 1
1939 NY1 P 31 0 0 12 0 1
1940 NY1 P 41 0 0 7 0 0
1941 NY1 P 31 0 0 8 0 0

Career Games by Position

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Jumbo Brown Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 249

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Bryan Clark
    20-23, 4.15 ERA
  2. 91
    Earl Johnson
    40-32, 4.30 ERA
  3. 90
    Charlie Williams
    23-22, 3.97 ERA
  4. 88
    Renie Martin
    24-35, 4.27 ERA
  5. 85
    Joe Sullivan
    30-37, 4.01 ERA
  6. 84
    Jim Todd
    25-23, 4.23 ERA

Jumbo Brown: the record in brief

Jumbo Brown played a first major league game on August 26, 1925 and a last one on August 27, 1941. The season rows list, in order, the Chicago Cubs (1925), the Cleveland Indians (1927 through 1928), the New York Yankees (1932 to 1936), the Cincinnati Reds (1937), and the New York Giants (1937 through 1941). Brown played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. Born on April 30, 1907, in Greene, RI, USA, Brown was listed at 6'4" and 295 pounds. The bio records the death on October 2, 1966, in Freeport, NY, USA. Jumbo Brown was the playing name; the full given name is Walter George.

Brown went 33-31 with a 4.07 ERA in 249 games, 23 of them starts. The same table counts 301 strikeouts and 29 saves. Brown's 4.07 ERA was close to the 4.23 league figure for those seasons. The best win total was 7, in 1933.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jumbo Brown

What years did Jumbo Brown play?
Jumbo Brown played in Major League Baseball from 1925 to 1941.
Was Jumbo Brown a pitcher?
Yes. Jumbo Brown pitched in the major leagues, recording 33 wins and 301 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jumbo Brown hit?
Jumbo Brown hit 0 career home runs with 32 hits.
What was Jumbo Brown's career batting average?
Jumbo Brown batted .204 over his career, with 32 hits in 157 at bats.
How many RBI did Jumbo Brown have?
Jumbo Brown drove in 11 runs in his career.
What was Jumbo Brown's career ERA?
Jumbo Brown finished with a 4.07 career ERA, going 33-31 with 301 strikeouts.