Ben Bowden vs. Lloyd Brown — Career Comparison

MillenialMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lloyd Brown built a career as a starting pitcher and Ben Bowden as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lloyd Brown posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.2 and WHIP 1.470 compared to 6.02 and 1.748 for Ben Bowden. By the career numbers, Lloyd Brown had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ben Bowden and Lloyd Brown

Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9.71
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
2.15
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.96
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.58
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.48
Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.56
Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.43
46.43
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.8
44.8
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.41
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.02
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
790
4.2
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
27
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5079
27
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.1
9
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1693
9
Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
10.29
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1899
10.1
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.1
10.1
Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.55
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.44
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
5.05
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
3.14
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
9.52
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510
2.71
Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.619
1.619
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.3
Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
43.51
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7386
39.26
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.53
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
0.75
Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.99
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
938
4.99
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.99
6.99
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.705
1.705
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
37.49
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6774
36.01
Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.51
43.51
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.26
39.26

Fielding Stats for Ben Bowden and Lloyd Brown

Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9.71
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
27
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.1
9
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
543
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.87
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.302
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ben Bowden and Lloyd Brown

Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
50
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
404
392.87
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
617
600
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
552
536.79
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
103.08
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
70.02
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.42
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.75
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.89
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.06
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.66
40.51
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
152.67
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
141
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
52.51
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
57.37
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
106
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.89
39.77
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
36.95
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Bowden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
140
136.14
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.41
4.41
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
25.28
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Ben Bowden
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50