Barret Browning vs. Bill Drake — Career Comparison

Barret Browning
MillenialGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Drake
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Drake 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. Bill Drake posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.69 and WHIP 1.393 compared to 5.12 and 1.293 for Barret Browning. By the career numbers, Bill Drake had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Barret Browning and Bill Drake

Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
10.24
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.36
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.05
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.58
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.4
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.51
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.02
53.02
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.42
77.42
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.72
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.12
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
3.69
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3704
27
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.1
9
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1234.2
9
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
8.38
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1298
9.46
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.38
8.38
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.21
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.26
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
3.08
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.12
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
4.05
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.931
0.931
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
39.1
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4862
35.44
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.86
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.12
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.77
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.93
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.04
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.66
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.393
1.393
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
33.98
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4267
31.1
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.1
39.1
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.44
35.44

Fielding Stats for Barret Browning and Bill Drake

Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
10.24
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
1.52
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.14
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3358
27
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.1
9
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119.1
9
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
3.41
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.28
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
4
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
3.71
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.96
92.96
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.091
0.091
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.444
2.444
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.13
75.13
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Barret Browning and Bill Drake

Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
13200
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194
220.04
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
600
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
533.08
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
105.48
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
81.66
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
13.61
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
23.82
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.61
42.66
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
146.31
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
148.58
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
104.35
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.56
44.87
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
36.29
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.54
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132.25
132.25
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
23.82
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100