Ossie Brown

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Ossie Brown was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago American Giants. Across 11 career appearances, he went 2-6 with a 7.65 ERA and 36 strikeouts. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 281.4.

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 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

Ossie Brown — 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

Ossie Brown — 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

Ossie Brown — 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

Ossie Brown — 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

Ossie Brown — 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 62.1 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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Ossie Brown — Season-by-Season Pitching
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 62.1 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

Ossie Brown — 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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Ossie Brown — Season-by-Season Batting
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1935 CAG NN2 12 24 3 7 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 .292 — — — — 0.0
1936 CAG IND 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 2 seasons 13 25 3 7 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 .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

Ossie Brown — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home8112300.273
Away11140200.143

Pitching — Home / Away

Ossie Brown — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home834.026110170.26
Away1137.1541821154.34

Last 10 Games — Batting

Ossie Brown — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1939-07-17 SSAMEML 000000000
1939-07-08 SSAKCML 200000010
1939-06-25 SSACV9L 000000000
1939-06-19 SSACAGL 200000000
1939-06-18 SSACAGL 000000000
1939-06-06 SSAKCML 000000000
1937-07-11 SSAMEML 000000000
1937-06-13 SSABIRL 000000000
1935-08-03 CAGNY6L 000000010
1935-07-21 CAGPTCL 201000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Ossie Brown — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1939-07-17 SSAMEM — 0.0000000
1939-07-08 SSAKCM L 8.0765500
1939-06-25 SSACV9 — 0.2410100
1939-06-19 SSACAG L 4.1644430
1939-06-18 SSACAG — 2.0000000
1939-06-06 SSAKCM — 0.0000000
1937-07-11 SSAMEM L 0.0000000
1937-06-13 SSABIR — 0.0000000
1935-08-03 CAGNY6 — 1.0320000
1935-07-21 CAGPTC L 5.0799001

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ossie Brown — 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

Ossie Brown — 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.

Ossie Brown — Career Games by Position
Position Games
Pitcher 11

Ossie Brown: the record in brief

The season rows for Ossie Brown begin in 1935. Brown spent the whole of the career shown here with one club, the Chicago American Giants. Brown is listed as a pitcher.

The pitching table credits Brown with a 2-6 record and a 7.65 ERA in 11 games. The totals include 36 strikeouts. Against a 4.35 league ERA for the same seasons, the 7.65 mark was 76.1% worse. All of that pitching came in 1935, with 11 games and 36 strikeouts. By Pitcher PIV, Baseball Data Hub's measure of run prevention relative to each season's league, Brown's career adds up to 281.4.

In Negro Leagues play, Brown is credited with 1 hits in 9 at bats (.111). Pitching in the Negro Leagues, Brown went 1-3 with a 3.97 ERA. The Negro Leagues table is compiled from box scores, so it is kept separate from the main career line.

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.
What teams did Ossie Brown play for?
Ossie Brown played for one team, the Chicago American Giants (1935–1936).
What were Ossie Brown's career stats?
In 11 games, Ossie Brown went 2-6 with a 7.65 ERA, 36 strikeouts, and 62.1 innings pitched.
What position did Ossie Brown play?
Ossie Brown played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
What was Ossie Brown's career ERA?
Ossie Brown finished with a 7.65 career ERA, going 2-6 with 36 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Ossie Brown have?
Ossie Brown recorded 36 career strikeouts.
Is Ossie Brown in the Hall of Fame?
No. Ossie Brown has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.