Barret Browning vs. Tommy Byrne — Career Comparison

Barret Browning
MillenialGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tommy Byrne
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tommy Byrne built a career as a starting pitcher and Barret Browning as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tommy Byrne posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.604 compared to 5.12 and 1.293 for Barret Browning. By the career numbers, Tommy Byrne had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Barret Browning and Tommy Byrne

Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
10.24
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.86
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.12
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.56
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.4
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.46
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.19
55.19
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.5
60.5
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.43
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.12
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
4.11
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4086
27
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.1
9
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
9
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
8.38
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
7.52
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.38
8.38
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.65
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.26
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
6.85
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.12
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
766
5.06
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.19
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.56
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
39.1
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6181
40.84
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.86
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.48
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.12
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
4.55
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.597
1.597
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
33.98
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5059
33.43
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.1
39.1
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.84
40.84

Fielding Stats for Barret Browning and Tommy Byrne

Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
10.24
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
6.41
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.89
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1183
27
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.1
9
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394.1
9
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.35
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
3.95
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
5.61
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
5.3
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.31
94.31
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.091
0.091
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.88
13.88
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.43
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Barret Browning and Tommy Byrne

Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
13200
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
377
345.34
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
600
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
601
550.53
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
130.99
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
87.02
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
23.82
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.33
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.82
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
43.97
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.59
60.09
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
207.94
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
168.55
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
66.87
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
89.77
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
143.82
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.92
61.3
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.75
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
34.81
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
126
115.42
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.2
5.2
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.08
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
11
10.08
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100