Ray Brown

Pitcher · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (Final season: 1945)

⭐ Hall of Fame 2006
W–L 123–47
ERA 3.21
WHIP 1.24
SO 726
Pitcher PIV 30490.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 195 lb
Born
2/23/1908 in McDonald Township, OH, USA
Died
2/8/1965 in Dayton, OH, USA
Last Game
1945-09-26
Hall of Fame
Inducted 2006 (Negro League)
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Raymond Leslie Brown

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1100.0 997.0 160.0 305.0 55.0 17.0 31.0 124.0 89.0 25.0 3.0 .306 .365 .488 .853

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
138 46 177 156 63 18 1600.1 1342 707 164 44 312 504 0.92 1.03

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
123 47 224 163 142 17 15 1511.7 1,437 540 40 430 726 3.21 30490.2

Career ERA 3.21 vs. league average 4.05 across their career seasons — 20.5% better 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
1931 AB2 NNL 7 5 15 13 11 1 0 109.7 88 32 32 68 2.63 4.10 (+36%) 2824.8
1931 KCM IND 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4.3 2 0 1 2 0.00 — 0.0
1932 DW EWL 2 3 5 5 4 1 0 42.0 46 17 19 21 3.64 4.13 (+12%) 605.0
1932 HG EWL 5 4 11 7 7 0 1 73.3 73 30 19 30 3.68 4.13 (+11%) 134.7
1933 HG NN2 6 2 10 9 6 0 0 72.7 74 24 18 42 2.97 3.86 (+23%) 1286.6
1934 HG IND 1 2 3 3 2 0 0 21.7 29 15 6 13 6.23 4.29 (-45%) 708.4
1935 HG NN2 8 5 17 12 10 1 1 105.0 99 38 41 48 3.26 4.35 (+25%) 932.4
1936 HG NN2 6 3 13 9 7 0 1 86.7 77 38 26 39 3.95 4.59 (+14%) 1312.2
1937 HG NN2 11 3 21 12 12 0 4 126.0 109 45 37 74 3.21 4.34 (+26%) 2982.2
1938 HG NN2 14 0 20 11 11 4 3 129.0 106 28 26 70 1.95 4.35 (+55%) 4673.2
1939 HG NN2 6 1 7 7 6 0 0 59.3 69 30 16 14 4.55 4.28 (-6%) 990.7
1940 HG NN2 17 2 21 18 18 4 0 165.3 137 38 45 75 2.07 4.21 (+51%) 5231.7
1941 HG NN2 8 6 20 13 13 0 3 129.3 137 49 38 70 3.41 3.94 (+13%) 3606.6
1942 HG NN2 13 6 20 16 13 0 0 141.7 141 55 49 60 3.49 3.57 (+2%) 1094.1
1943 HG NN2 6 1 15 9 6 2 1 77.0 78 35 26 30 4.09 3.50 (-17%) 726.0
1944 HG NN2 10 1 17 14 12 3 1 127.3 130 46 23 50 3.25 3.57 (+9%) 2315.7
1945 HG NN2 3 3 6 5 4 1 0 41.3 42 20 8 20 4.35 3.67 (-19%) 1065.8
Career · 17 seasons 123 47 224 163 142 17 15 1,511.2 1,437 540 430 726 3.21 — 30,490

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
465 1,360 212 366 79 24 33 224 10 132 20 .269 .335 .435 .770 1,445

Career AVG .269 vs. league average .270 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .335 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .435 vs. league average .380 across their career seasons — +14.4% above league average.

Career OPS .770 vs. league average .716 across their career seasons — +7.5% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1931 AB2 NNL 25 59 5 13 3 1 0 3 0 3 2 .220 .276 (-20%) .338 (-24%) .388 (-21%) .726 (-22%) -226.2
1931 KCM IND 6 12 1 4 1 0 1 5 0 2 3 .333 — — — — -226.2
1932 DW EWL 20 73 8 18 4 0 0 8 0 3 0 .247 .275 (-10%) .335 (-18%) .391 (-23%) .726 (-21%) -244.3
1932 HG EWL 24 77 13 18 6 3 0 8 1 4 0 .234 .275 (-15%) .335 (-19%) .391 (avg) .726 (-9%) -244.3
1933 HG NN2 20 81 11 22 7 3 2 15 1 2 0 .272 .270 (+1%) .329 (-12%) .377 (+34%) .707 (+12%) 97.1
1934 HG IND 20 71 13 21 5 2 5 17 0 5 1 .296 .278 (+6%) .340 (+1%) .392 (+61%) .733 (+33%) 342.8
1935 HG NN2 36 118 28 33 12 3 5 29 4 18 1 .280 .279 (avg) .342 (+9%) .399 (+40%) .742 (+26%) 509.4
1936 HG NN2 27 80 8 23 1 1 1 10 1 9 0 .287 .283 (+1%) .349 (+3%) .404 (-10%) .753 (-4%) -38.5
1937 HG NN2 35 87 25 28 5 1 3 19 0 11 0 .322 .276 (+16%) .342 (+16%) .398 (+27%) .740 (+22%) 343.6
1938 HG NN2 33 93 21 27 9 0 6 22 0 10 1 .290 .272 (+6%) .341 (+5%) .392 (+48%) .734 (+28%) 415.3
1939 HG NN2 19 71 14 18 3 0 1 8 1 4 1 .254 .274 (-8%) .342 (-14%) .393 (-14%) .735 (-14%) -169.2
1940 HG NN2 32 80 12 26 3 2 2 10 0 10 1 .325 .267 (+22%) .335 (+19%) .387 (+26%) .722 (+23%) 317.1
1941 HG NN2 33 78 9 16 3 1 3 8 2 6 4 .205 .262 (-22%) .332 (-21%) .373 (+3%) .705 (-8%) -131.4
1942 HG NN2 36 112 13 25 6 1 1 9 0 7 3 .223 .253 (-12%) .323 (-15%) .349 (-8%) .672 (-11%) -215.7
1943 HG NN2 41 111 13 32 3 2 1 23 0 12 1 .288 .255 (+13%) .324 (+12%) .346 (+9%) .671 (+10%) 203.1
1944 HG NN2 31 81 13 26 3 2 2 17 0 10 1 .321 .261 (+23%) .325 (+21%) .357 (+35%) .683 (+28%) 374.7
1945 HG NN2 27 76 5 16 5 2 0 13 0 16 1 .211 .260 (-19%) .328 (+6%) .354 (-7%) .683 (-1%) 18.5
Career · 17 seasons 465 1,360 212 366 79 24 33 224 10 132 20 .269 — — — — 1,126

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
15 36 4 12 3 0 1 9 6 0 .333

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1945 NWS HG 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
1944 NWS HG 1 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
1943 NWS HG 4 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
1942 NWS HG 3 9 1 4 2 0 0 4 3 0 .444
1941 NLC HG 1 5 1 3 1 0 1 5 1 0 .600
1939 NLC HG 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
1939 NLP2 HG 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
5 2 8 5 0 56.7 44 7 13 28 1.11

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1945 NWS HG 0 1 1 1 0 9.0 9 1 2 1 1.00
1944 NWS HG 1 0 1 1 0 9.0 1 0 3 5 0.00
1943 NWS HG 2 0 3 0 0 11.7 5 0 5 6 0.00
1942 NWS HG 0 1 1 1 0 9.0 16 6 2 7 6.00
1941 NLC HG 1 0 1 1 0 9.0 6 0 0 2 0.00
1939 NLP2 HG 1 0 1 1 0 9.0 7 0 1 7 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home167369561181350.320
Away161440771251044.284

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home100700.2573951272311.22
Away78492.1450761401301.39

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1945-09-12 HOMNY6L 011001100
1945-09-11 HOMNY6W 000000000
1945-09-02 HOMNW2W 000000000
1945-08-30 HOMNY6W 011100100
1945-08-29 HOMNY6W 400000000
1945-08-28 HOMNY6L 100000000
1945-08-26 HOMNW2W 200000000
1945-08-26 HOMNW2W 100000000
1945-08-20 HOMNY6L 402100000
1945-08-19 HOMNY6W 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1945-09-11 HOMNY6 W 9.01040000
1945-09-02 HOMNW2 W 7.0633000
1945-08-26 HOMNW2 W 7.0520140
1945-08-19 HOMNY6 W 7.0510020
1945-08-05 HOMNY6 L 11.0030000
1945-07-25 HOMPH5 L 6.014140500
1945-07-20 HOMBLG L 9.11150160
1945-07-04 HOMNY6 L 9.01250001
1945-05-30 HOMNY6 — 5.0060001
1945-05-25 HOMBLG W 3.1200020

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 8 8 87 5 0 6
2B 1 1 2 3 1 0
3B 7 6 4 7 2 0
OF 213 163 300 16 14 2
P 224 163 58 484 23 20
SS 1 1 0 0 1 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1931 AB2 OF 7 2 4 2 0 1
1931 AB2 P 15 13 2 28 5 1
1931 AB2 SS 1 1 0 0 1 0
1931 KCM OF 3 2 0 0 1 0
1931 KCM P 3 0 0 3 0 0
1932 DW OF 15 14 22 0 2 0
1932 DW P 5 5 1 16 0 0
1932 HG OF 13 13 21 2 0 0
1932 HG P 11 7 3 31 1 1
1933 HG OF 14 11 44 0 1 0
1933 HG P 10 9 10 28 3 3
1934 HG OF 18 17 40 1 1 0
1934 HG P 3 3 2 9 0 0
1935 HG OF 20 20 33 2 1 0
1935 HG P 17 12 4 35 2 0
1936 HG OF 14 10 20 2 0 0
1936 HG P 13 9 6 34 0 3
1937 HG 3B 1 1 0 1 1 0
1937 HG OF 12 7 14 0 0 0
1937 HG P 21 12 4 41 1 2
1938 HG 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1938 HG OF 13 10 14 1 1 0
1938 HG P 20 11 5 41 3 3
1939 HG 1B 1 1 12 0 0 0
1939 HG OF 11 11 23 2 2 1
1939 HG P 7 7 2 16 2 0
1940 HG OF 5 4 7 0 0 0
1940 HG P 21 18 4 63 2 3
1941 HG 1B 1 1 16 0 0 3
1941 HG OF 5 3 3 0 0 0
1941 HG P 20 13 6 37 1 0
1942 HG 1B 1 1 14 0 0 1
1942 HG OF 16 9 16 0 2 0
1942 HG P 20 16 6 32 2 2
1943 HG OF 25 19 19 3 3 0
1943 HG P 15 9 2 23 0 0
1944 HG 1B 2 2 22 3 0 1
1944 HG OF 8 4 7 0 0 0
1944 HG P 17 14 1 35 0 1
1945 HG 1B 3 3 23 2 0 1
1945 HG 2B 1 1 2 3 1 0
1945 HG 3B 5 5 4 6 1 0
1945 HG OF 14 7 13 1 0 0
1945 HG P 6 5 0 12 1 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 224
First Base 8
Second Base 1
Third Base 7
Shortstop 1
Left Field 50
Center Field 78
Right Field 85

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Frequently Asked Questions about Ray Brown

Was Ray Brown a pitcher?
Yes. Ray Brown pitched in the major leagues, recording 123 wins and 726 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ray Brown hit?
Ray Brown hit 33 career home runs with 366 hits.
Is Ray Brown in the Hall of Fame?
Yes. Ray Brown was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.