Mike Bacsik vs. Joe Brown — Career Comparison

Mike Bacsik
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Brown
Pre-GenerationalCANNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Bacsik built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Brown as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Brown posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.11 and WHIP 1.352 compared to 5.46 and 1.519 for Mike Bacsik. By the career numbers, Joe Brown had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Bacsik and Joe Brown

Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.13
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.13
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.46
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.02
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.54
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.61
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.48
43.48
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.63
68.63
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.92
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
5.46
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.11
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648
27
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
27
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
9
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
9
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
10.88
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
11.05
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.88
10.88
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.71
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
2.5
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.13
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
4.04
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
3.68
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.534
0.534
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.54
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
960
40
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
40.7
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
5.88
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
7.06
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.04
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
872
36.33
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
39.58
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.7
40.7

Fielding Stats for Mike Bacsik and Joe Brown

Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.13
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.38
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.46
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648
27
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
27
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
9
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
9
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.71
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.96
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.42
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.26
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
2.21
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.46
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
2.13
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.22
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.24
90.24
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.609
1.609
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.63
68.63
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Bacsik and Joe Brown

Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
527.59
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
20
150
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
50
517.24
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
600
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
120
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
112.5
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.87
8.96
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
23.54
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
7
72.41
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
127.5
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
120
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
60
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.5
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
82.5
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.89
-9.2
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
22.99
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
103.45
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
15
112.5
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.8
5.8
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
5.33
5.33
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA