Was Ossie Brown a pitcher?

Yes. Ossie Brown pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 36 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ossie Brown hit?

Ossie Brown hit 0 career home runs with 7 hits.

Ossie Brown

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 2–6

ERA 7.65

WHIP 1.73

SO 36

Pitcher PIV 281.4

Position: Pitcher

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
10.0	9.0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1	3	6	2	3	0	22.2	22	12	10	0	11	7	3.97	1.46

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1939	9.0	8.0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347
Listed seasons · 1	9	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.125	—	—	—

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season	W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1939	1	2	5	2	3	0	22.2	22	12	10	0	11	7	3.97	1.46
Listed seasons · 1	1	2	5	2	3	0	22.2	22	12	10	0	11	7	3.97	1.46

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
2	6	11	10	3	0	0	62.3	81	53	4	27	36	7.65	281.4

Career ERA 7.65 vs. league average 4.35 across their career seasons — 76.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1935	CAG	NN2	2	6	11	10	3	0	0	62.3	81	53	27	36	7.65	4.35 (-76%)	281.4
Career · 1 season			2	6	11	10	3	0	0	62.1	81	53	27	36	7.65	—	281

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
13	25	3	7	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	.280	.308	.280	.588	0

Career AVG .280 vs. league average .282 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .308 vs. league average .346 across their career seasons — 11.1% below league average.

Career SLG .280 vs. league average .402 across their career seasons — 30.3% below league average.

Career OPS .588 vs. league average .748 across their career seasons — 21.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1935	CAG	NN2	12	24	3	7	3	1	.292	—	—	—	—	0.0
1936	CAG	IND	1	1	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			13	25	3	7	3	1	.280	—	—	—	—	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	8	11	2	3	0	0	.273
Away	11	14	0	2	0	0	.143

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	8	34.0	26	1	10	17	0.26
Away	11	37.1	54	18	21	15	4.34

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	BB
1939-07-17	SSA	MEM	L	0	0	0
1939-07-08	SSA	KCM	L	2	0	1
1939-06-25	SSA	CV9	L	0	0	0
1939-06-19	SSA	CAG	L	2	0	0
1939-06-18	SSA	CAG	L	0	0	0
1939-06-06	SSA	KCM	L	0	0	0
1937-07-11	SSA	MEM	L	0	0	0
1937-06-13	SSA	BIR	L	0	0	0
1935-08-03	CAG	NY6	L	0	0	1
1935-07-21	CAG	PTC	L	2	1	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1939-07-17	SSA	MEM	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1939-07-08	SSA	KCM	L	8.0	7	6	5	5	0	0
1939-06-25	SSA	CV9	—	0.2	4	1	0	1	0	0
1939-06-19	SSA	CAG	L	4.1	6	4	4	4	3	0
1939-06-18	SSA	CAG	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1939-06-06	SSA	KCM	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1937-07-11	SSA	MEM	L	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1937-06-13	SSA	BIR	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1935-08-03	CAG	NY6	—	1.0	3	2	0	0	0	0
1935-07-21	CAG	PTC	L	5.0	7	9	9	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	11	10	2	19	0	0
PH	1	0	0	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1935	CAG	P	11	10	2	19	0	0
1936	CAG	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	11

Frequently Asked Questions about Ossie Brown

Was Ossie Brown a pitcher?: Yes. Ossie Brown pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 36 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ossie Brown hit?: Ossie Brown hit 0 career home runs with 7 hits.