Jim Bagby vs. Joe Brown — Career Comparison

Jim Bagby
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Brown
Pre-GenerationalCANNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Bagby 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. Jim Bagby posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.11 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 5.11 and 1.352 for Joe Brown. By the career numbers, Jim Bagby had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bagby and Joe Brown

Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
1.56
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.13
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
1.03
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.02
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.63
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.43
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.61
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.07
59.07
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.82
65.82
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.66
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.92
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.14
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
629
3.11
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
5.11
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5465
27
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
27
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1821.2
9
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
9
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1884
9.31
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
11.05
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.31
9.31
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.23
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
2.26
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.13
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
2.22
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.68
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.498
0.498
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.534
0.534
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.16
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7533
37.22
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
40.7
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.45
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
3.8
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
7.06
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.352
1.352
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7042
34.79
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
39.58
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.22
37.22
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.7
40.7

Fielding Stats for Jim Bagby and Joe Brown

Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.38
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
27
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
9
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.96
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.26
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.46
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.22
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.16
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.24
90.24
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.665
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.609
1.609
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bagby and Joe Brown

Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
269.34
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
20
150
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
724
600
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
80
600
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
660
546.96
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
600
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.586
0.586
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
119.34
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
120
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
83.7
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
112.5
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.01
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.97
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.66
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
35.64
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52.64
43.63
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
23.54
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
163.26
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
17
127.5
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
147.51
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
16
120
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
57.18
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
60
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
49.72
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.5
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
105.25
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
11
82.5
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.56
46.04
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
3.06
22.99
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.66
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
26.52
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
75.41
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
112.5
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.96
7.96
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
5.33
5.33
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.86
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.49
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.49
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA