What years did Mace Brown play?

Mace Brown played in Major League Baseball from 1935 to 1946.

Was Mace Brown a pitcher?

Yes. Mace Brown pitched in the major leagues, recording 76 wins and 435 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Mace Brown hit?

Mace Brown hit 0 career home runs with 43 hits.

What was Mace Brown's career batting average?

Mace Brown batted .137 over his career, with 43 hits in 313 at bats.

How many RBI did Mace Brown have?

Mace Brown drove in 18 runs in his career.

What was Mace Brown's career ERA?

Mace Brown finished with a 3.46 career ERA, going 76-57 with 435 strikeouts.

Mace Brown

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1935-1946)

Mace Brown was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1935 to 1946 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Boston Red Sox, a span of 12 seasons. Across 387 career appearances, he went 76-57 with a 3.46 ERA, 435 strikeouts, and 48 saves. He also batted .137 with 0 home runs. Mace Brown was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 9289.2.

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 September 8, 2026

W–L 76–57

ERA 3.46

WHIP 1.41

SO 435

Pitcher PIV 9289.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 190 lb
Born: 5/21/1909 in North English, IA, USA
Died: 3/24/2002 in Greensboro, NC, USA
MLB Debut: 1935-05-21
Last Game: 1946-09-10
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Mace Stanley Brown

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Career Pitching Statistics

Mace Brown — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
76	57	387	55	18	2	48	1075.3	1,125	414	44	388	435	3.46	9289.2

Career ERA 3.46 vs. league average 4.06 across their career seasons — 14.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Mace 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
1935	PIT	NL	4	1	18	5	2	0	0	72.7	84	29	22	28	3.59	4.35 (+17%)	230.1
1936	PIT	NL	10	11	47	10	3	0	3	165.0	178	71	55	56	3.87	4.59 (+16%)	1108.3
1937	PIT	NL	7	2	50	2	0	0	7	107.7	109	50	45	60	4.18	4.34 (+4%)	2003.1
1938	PIT	NL	15	9	51	2	0	0	5	132.7	155	56	44	55	3.80	4.35 (+13%)	2043.3
1939	PIT	NL	9	13	47	19	8	1	7	200.3	232	75	52	71	3.37	4.28 (+21%)	3117.6
1940	PIT	NL	10	9	48	17	5	1	7	173.0	181	67	49	73	3.49	4.21 (+17%)	3561.4
1941	PIT	NL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.3	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0.0
1941	BRO	NL	3	2	24	0	0	0	3	42.7	31	15	26	22	3.16	3.94 (+20%)	-693.1
1942	BOS	AL	9	3	34	0	0	0	6	60.3	56	23	28	20	3.43	3.57 (+4%)	-904.5
1943	BOS	AL	6	6	49	0	0	0	9	93.3	71	22	51	40	2.12	3.50 (+39%)	-488.3
1946	BOS	AL	3	1	18	0	0	0	1	26.3	26	6	16	10	2.05	3.59 (+43%)	-688.7
Career · 11 seasons			76	57	387	55	18	2	48	1,075.1	1,125	414	388	435	3.46	—	9,289

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

Mace Brown — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
387	313	24	43	7	0	0	18	0	12	64	.137	.172	.160	.332	-1,641

Career AVG .137 vs. league average .268 across their career seasons — 48.8% below league average.

Career OBP .172 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 48.9% below league average.

Career SLG .160 vs. league average .380 across their career seasons — 58.0% below league average.

Career OPS .332 vs. league average .716 across their career seasons — 53.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Mace Brown Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1935	PIT	NL	18	24	3	4	1	0	1	9	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1936	PIT	NL	47	60	6	10	1	5	2	10	.167	.283 (-41%)	.349 (-45%)	.404 (-55%)	.753 (-50%)	-499.1
1937	PIT	NL	50	30	3	9	1	2	1	4	.300	—	—	—	—	0.0
1938	PIT	NL	51	38	1	5	2	5	0	8	.132	—	—	—	—	0.0
1939	PIT	NL	47	64	4	7	1	2	1	11	.109	.274 (-60%)	.342 (-64%)	.393 (-68%)	.735 (-66%)	-691.0
1940	PIT	NL	48	52	4	6	1	3	4	8	.115	.267 (-57%)	.335 (-42%)	.387 (-65%)	.722 (-55%)	-451.3
1941	PIT	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	BRO	NL	24	8	1	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1942	BOS	AL	34	15	2	1	0	0	2	3	.067	—	—	—	—	0.0
1943	BOS	AL	49	17	0	1	0	1	1	8	.059	—	—	—	—	0.0
1946	BOS	AL	18	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			387	313	24	43	7	18	12	64	.137	—	—	—	—	-1,641

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

Mace Brown — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Mace Brown — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1946	WS	BOS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Mace Brown — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	1.0	4	3	1	0	27.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Mace Brown — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1946	WS	BOS	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	4	3	1	0	27.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Mace Brown — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	199	155	17	28	0	8	.181
Away	188	158	7	15	0	10	.095

Pitching — Home / Away

Mace Brown — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	199	553.0	584	225	202	218	3.66
Away	188	519.2	533	186	186	222	3.22

Last 10 Games — Batting

Mace Brown — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB
1946-09-10	BOS	DET	L	0
1946-09-01	BOS	PHA	W	0
1946-08-29	BOS	DET	L	0
1946-08-24	BOS	CHW	W	0
1946-08-22	BOS	CHW	L	0
1946-08-18	BOS	NYY	W	1
1946-08-11	BOS	NYY	W	2
1946-07-16	BOS	CLE	L	0
1946-07-04	BOS	PHA	W	0
1946-06-30	BOS	MIN	L	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Mace Brown — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1946-09-10	BOS	DET	—	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0
1946-09-01	BOS	PHA	—	2.2	1	0	0	2	1	0
1946-08-29	BOS	DET	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1946-08-24	BOS	CHW	W	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1946-08-22	BOS	CHW	L	2.0	3	1	1	0	0	0
1946-08-18	BOS	NYY	—	2.1	2	1	1	2	0	0
1946-08-11	BOS	NYY	W	4.0	4	1	0	2	4	0
1946-07-16	BOS	CLE	—	2.0	1	1	1	2	1	1
1946-07-04	BOS	PHA	—	0.2	3	1	1	0	0	0
1946-06-30	BOS	MIN	—	2.0	1	0	0	2	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mace Brown — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	387	0	42	251	10	15

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mace Brown — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1935	PIT	P	18	4	23	1	1
1936	PIT	P	47	4	41	0	4
1937	PIT	P	50	5	17	0	0
1938	PIT	P	51	3	28	2	1
1939	PIT	P	47	8	42	1	3
1940	PIT	P	48	10	40	2	1
1941	PIT	P	1	1	1	0	0
1941	BRO	P	24	3	13	1	1
1942	BOS	P	34	0	17	0	1
1943	BOS	P	49	4	20	2	3
1946	BOS	P	18	0	9	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Mace Brown Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	387

College History

Mace Brown — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Iowa	Iowa City	IA	1926, 1927, 1928, 1929

Award Voting History

Mace Brown — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1938	Most Valuable Player	NL	9th	62.0	336	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Mace Brown

What years did Mace Brown play?: Mace Brown played in Major League Baseball from 1935 to 1946.
Was Mace Brown a pitcher?: Yes. Mace Brown pitched in the major leagues, recording 76 wins and 435 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mace Brown hit?: Mace Brown hit 0 career home runs with 43 hits.
What was Mace Brown's career batting average?: Mace Brown batted .137 over his career, with 43 hits in 313 at bats.
How many RBI did Mace Brown have?: Mace Brown drove in 18 runs in his career.
What was Mace Brown's career ERA?: Mace Brown finished with a 3.46 career ERA, going 76-57 with 435 strikeouts.