Billy Beane vs. Lew Brown — Career Comparison

Billy Beane
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Lew Brown
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Lew Brown posted the stronger offensive profile against Billy Beane. Lew Brown posted stronger numbers in OPS (.631 vs .542) and on-base percentage (.269 vs .246). Billy Beane had the advantage in home run production (3 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Lew Brown had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Billy Beane and Lew Brown

Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
281.9
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
378
143.91
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
315
600
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1576
600
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
301
573.33
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1531
582.87
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.635
0.635
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
66
125.71
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
379
144.29
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
49
93.33
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
97.08
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
14
26.67
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
31.6
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
11.8
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.71
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
3.81
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
17
32.38
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
47.21
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
20.51
39.07
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147.84
56.28
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
89
169.52
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554
210.91
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
77
146.67
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
424
161.42
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
30
57.14
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
78.05
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
29
55.24
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
64.34
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
56
106.67
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
364
138.58
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
18.77
35.74
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160.72
61.19
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
20.95
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
17.13
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
152.38
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
59.01
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
3.94
3.94
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.81
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.9
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.24
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.52
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.52
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.05
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Billy Beane and Lew Brown

Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.6
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
1.05
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Lew Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1991
27
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10053
27
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
663.2
9
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3351
9
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
2.6
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2683
7.21
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.1
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Lew Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
0.87
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
2.66
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3418
9.18
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
2.64
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3094
8.31
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.49
99.49
Lew Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.52
90.52
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.653
1.653
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.913
7.913
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.86
61.86
Lew Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.24
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.63
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0