Jim Brower vs. Otis Starks — Career Comparison

Jim Brower
Gen XMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Otis Starks
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Otis Starks built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Brower as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Brower posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.67 and WHIP 1.514 compared to 4.95 and 1.567 for Otis Starks. By the career numbers, Jim Brower had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Brower and Otis Starks

Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
5.55
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.49
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.02
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.33
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.5
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.57
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.77
50.77
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.25
68.25
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.62
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
4.67
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
4.95
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1722
27
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
9
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
9.34
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
10.74
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.34
9.34
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.74
10.74
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.1
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
4.01
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.37
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
6.22
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
4.01
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.22
6.22
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.819
0.819
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.45
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2530
39.67
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
40.11
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.38
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
5.06
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
6.38
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.49
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.26
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.89
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.5
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.567
1.567
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2200
34.49
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1489
35.3
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.67
39.67
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Jim Brower and Otis Starks

Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
5.55
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.49
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.02
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1722
27
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1160
27
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
9
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
386.2
9
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.71
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.55
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.12
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
2.34
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.51
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
2.26
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.3
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.64
96.64
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.407
0.407
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.547
1.547
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Brower and Otis Starks

Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
3286.15
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
67
248.15
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
65
600
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
600
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
544.62
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
533.33
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
110.77
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
74.07
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
101.54
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
66.67
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.23
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.41
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.23
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.41
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.91
26.84
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.83
17.89
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
120
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
81.48
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
129.23
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
114.81
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
83.08
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
59.26
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.92
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.11
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
120
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
70.37
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.16
29.18
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.59
13.3
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.23
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.7
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.04
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
20
184.62
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.81
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.5
40.5
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.92
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
25.93
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100