Barret Browning vs. Dizzy Dean — Career Comparison

Barret Browning
MillenialGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dizzy Dean
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star

Dizzy Dean 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. Dizzy Dean posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.02 and WHIP 1.206 compared to 5.12 and 1.293 for Barret Browning. By the career numbers, Dizzy Dean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Barret Browning and Dizzy Dean

Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
10.24
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.45
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.05
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.69
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.4
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.38
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.38
64.38
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.56
72.56
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.7
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.14
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.12
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3.02
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5902
27
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.1
9
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1967.1
9
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
8.38
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1919
8.78
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.38
8.38
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.43
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.26
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
2.07
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
5.12
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1163
5.32
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.931
0.931
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.821
0.821
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.12
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
39.1
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8171
37.38
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.86
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.35
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.12
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
3.54
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.206
1.206
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
33.98
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7691
35.18
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.1
39.1
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.38
37.38

Fielding Stats for Barret Browning and Dizzy Dean

Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
10.24
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
27
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19.1
9
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.93
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.93
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.93
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.99
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.091
0.091
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Barret Browning and Dizzy Dean

Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
13200
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
325
254.57
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
600
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
717
561.62
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
126.11
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
98.69
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
18.02
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.13
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.27
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
27.42
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.52
38.79
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
169.19
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
133.94
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
59.53
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
59.53
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
112.79
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.35
40.22
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.05
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
104
81.46
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.37
7.37
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
30.55
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
12
9.4
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.92
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.92
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100