What years did Lloyd Brown play?

Lloyd Brown played in Major League Baseball from 1925 to 1940.

Was Lloyd Brown a pitcher?

Yes. Lloyd Brown pitched in the major leagues, recording 91 wins and 510 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Lloyd Brown hit?

Lloyd Brown hit 4 career home runs with 106 hits.

What was Lloyd Brown's career batting average?

Lloyd Brown batted .192 over his career, with 106 hits in 552 at bats.

How many RBI did Lloyd Brown have?

Lloyd Brown drove in 59 runs in his career.

What was Lloyd Brown's career ERA?

Lloyd Brown finished with a 4.20 career ERA, going 91-105 with 510 strikeouts.

Lloyd Brown

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1925-1940)

Lloyd Brown was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1925 to 1940 for 6 teams, including the Brooklyn Dodgers, a span of 16 seasons. Across 404 career appearances, he went 91-105 with a 4.20 ERA, 510 strikeouts, and 21 saves. He also batted .192 with 4 home runs.

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 October 12, 2026

W–L 91–105

ERA 4.20

WHIP 1.47

SO 510

Pitcher PIV -1478.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 170 lb
Born: 12/25/1904 in Beeville, TX, USA
Died: 1/14/1974 in Opa-locka, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1925-07-17
Last Game: 1940-08-10

Full name: Lloyd Andrew Brown

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Career Pitching Statistics

Lloyd Brown — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
91	105	404	181	77	10	21	1693.0	1,899	790	83	590	510	4.20	-1478.3

Career ERA 4.20 vs. league average 4.34 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Lloyd 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	BRO	NL	0	3	17	5	1	0	0	63.1	79	29	25	23	4.12	4.55 (+9%)	307.9
1928	WS1	AL	4	4	27	10	2	0	1	107.0	112	48	40	38	4.04	4.13 (+2%)	-743.7
1929	WS1	AL	8	7	40	15	7	1	0	168.0	186	78	69	48	4.18	4.60 (+9%)	156.1
1930	WS1	AL	16	12	38	22	10	1	0	197.0	220	93	65	59	4.25	4.80 (+11%)	1693.1
1931	WS1	AL	15	14	42	32	15	1	0	258.2	256	92	79	79	3.20	4.10 (+22%)	14.2
1932	WS1	AL	15	12	46	24	10	2	5	202.2	239	100	55	53	4.44	4.13 (-8%)	-60.3
1933	SLA	AL	1	6	8	6	0	0	0	39.0	57	31	17	7	7.15	3.86 (-86%)	-328.7
1933	BOS	AL	8	11	33	21	9	2	1	163.1	180	73	64	37	4.02	3.86 (-4%)	-391.5
1934	CLE	AL	5	10	38	15	5	0	6	117.0	116	50	51	39	3.85	4.29 (+10%)	-1167.7
1935	CLE	AL	8	7	42	8	4	2	4	122.0	123	49	37	45	3.61	4.35 (+17%)	850.2
1936	CLE	AL	8	10	24	16	12	1	1	140.1	166	65	45	34	4.17	4.59 (+9%)	-1812.8
1937	CLE	AL	2	6	31	5	2	0	0	77.0	107	56	27	32	6.55	4.34 (-51%)	240.5
1940	PHI	NL	1	3	18	2	0	0	3	37.2	58	26	16	16	6.21	4.21 (-47%)	-235.7
Career · 13 seasons			91	105	404	181	77	10	21	1,693.0	1,899	790	590	510	4.20	—	-1,478

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

Lloyd Brown — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
404	552	54	106	21	9	4	59	1	38	140	.192	.245	.284	.530	-1,258

Career AVG .192 vs. league average .280 across their career seasons — 31.5% below league average.

Career OBP .245 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — 28.5% below league average.

Career SLG .284 vs. league average .400 across their career seasons — 28.8% below league average.

Career OPS .530 vs. league average .743 across their career seasons — 28.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Lloyd 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	BRO	NL	17	23	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	.087	—	—	—	—	0.0
1928	WS1	AL	27	31	4	5	1	1	0	2	0	4	10	.161	—	—	—	—	0.0
1929	WS1	AL	40	50	8	11	1	1	0	4	1	9	13	.220	.289 (-24%)	.353 (-1%)	.415 (-33%)	.769 (-18%)	-127.5
1930	WS1	AL	38	65	6	14	4	1	1	10	0	7	15	.215	.293 (-27%)	.354 (-18%)	.429 (-18%)	.784 (-18%)	-206.9
1931	WS1	AL	42	96	15	22	4	2	0	12	0	6	25	.229	.276 (-17%)	.338 (-19%)	.388 (-20%)	.726 (-19%)	-313.2
1932	WS1	AL	46	70	4	7	2	1	0	5	0	0	25	.100	.275 (-64%)	.335 (-70%)	.391 (-60%)	.726 (-65%)	-738.1
1933	SLA	AL	8	11	0	3	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	.273	—	—	—	—	0.0
1933	BOS	AL	33	57	5	16	3	1	2	11	0	5	6	.281	.270 (+4%)	.329 (+3%)	.377 (+26%)	.707 (+15%)	0.0
1934	CLE	AL	38	30	1	7	2	0	0	2	0	1	10	.233	—	—	—	—	0.0
1935	CLE	AL	42	37	3	4	1	1	0	2	0	2	16	.108	—	—	—	—	0.0
1936	CLE	AL	24	45	5	10	0	1	1	7	0	4	6	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
1937	CLE	AL	31	24	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	PHI	NL	18	13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.077	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			404	552	54	106	21	9	4	59	1	38	140	.192	—	—	—	—	-1,386

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

Lloyd Brown — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	208	291	32	60	2	30	.206
Away	196	260	21	45	2	27	.173

Pitching — Home / Away

Lloyd Brown — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	208	917.0	975	392	298	281	3.85
Away	196	774.1	925	405	294	234	4.71

Last 10 Games — Batting

Lloyd Brown — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	SO
1940-08-10	PHI	NY1	L	0	0	0	0
1940-08-04	PHI	PIT	L	0	0	0	0
1940-07-21	PHI	CHC	L	2	0	0	1
1940-07-05	PHI	NY1	L	3	0	0	2
1940-07-04	PHI	BSN	L	0	0	0	0
1940-07-02	PHI	BRO	L	0	0	0	0
1940-06-27	PHI	NY1	L	0	0	0	0
1940-06-22	PHI	CHC	L	0	0	0	0
1940-06-21	PHI	CHC	W	2	1	1	0
1940-06-08	PHI	PIT	L	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Lloyd Brown — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1940-08-10	PHI	NY1	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1940-08-04	PHI	PIT	—	0.1	5	3	3	1	1	0
1940-07-21	PHI	CHC	—	3.2	8	4	4	1	2	1
1940-07-05	PHI	NY1	—	6.2	11	7	7	2	4	0
1940-07-04	PHI	BSN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1940-07-02	PHI	BRO	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1940-06-27	PHI	NY1	—	1.0	3	1	1	0	1	0
1940-06-22	PHI	CHC	—	0.0	2	2	2	0	0	0
1940-06-21	PHI	CHC	W	5.0	9	3	3	2	1	0
1940-06-08	PHI	PIT	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Lloyd Brown — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	404	0	99	427	17	24

Season-by-Season Fielding

Lloyd Brown — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1925	BRO	P	17	3	15	0	1
1928	WS1	P	27	10	36	0	2
1929	WS1	P	40	8	43	0	2
1930	WS1	P	38	9	56	3	5
1931	WS1	P	42	13	59	1	2
1932	WS1	P	46	10	50	4	1
1933	SLA	P	8	1	13	0	1
1933	BOS	P	33	15	53	3	3
1934	CLE	P	38	5	23	1	3
1935	CLE	P	42	7	28	1	1
1936	CLE	P	24	6	29	0	2
1937	CLE	P	31	7	15	2	1
1940	PHI	P	18	5	7	2	0

Career Games by Position

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Lloyd Brown Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	404

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Lloyd Brown: the record in brief

July 17, 1925 and August 10, 1940 bracket Lloyd Brown's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The team column moves through the Brooklyn Robins (1925), the Washington Senators (1928 to 1932), the St. Louis Browns (1933), the Boston Red Sox (1933), the Cleveland Indians (1934 through 1937), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1940). Born on December 25, 1904, in Beeville, TX, USA, Brown is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw left-handed. The bio gives 5 feet, 9 inches and 170 pounds. Brown died on January 14, 1974, in Opa-locka, FL, USA. Brown's full given name, per the bio, is Lloyd Andrew Brown.

The pitching table credits Brown with a 91-105 record and a 4.20 ERA in 404 games. The same table counts 510 strikeouts, 77 complete games, 10 shutouts, and 21 saves. Brown's 4.20 ERA was close to the 4.34 league figure for those seasons. Brown won 16 games in 1930, the most of any season listed.

Frequently Asked Questions about Lloyd Brown

What years did Lloyd Brown play?: Lloyd Brown played in Major League Baseball from 1925 to 1940.
Was Lloyd Brown a pitcher?: Yes. Lloyd Brown pitched in the major leagues, recording 91 wins and 510 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Lloyd Brown hit?: Lloyd Brown hit 4 career home runs with 106 hits.
What was Lloyd Brown's career batting average?: Lloyd Brown batted .192 over his career, with 106 hits in 552 at bats.
How many RBI did Lloyd Brown have?: Lloyd Brown drove in 59 runs in his career.
What was Lloyd Brown's career ERA?: Lloyd Brown finished with a 4.20 career ERA, going 91-105 with 510 strikeouts.