Ben Brown vs. August Williams — Career Comparison

Gen ZNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaBrooklyn GladiatorsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Ben Brown built a career as a starting pitcher and August Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ben Brown posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.12 and WHIP 1.318 compared to 7.5 and 2.083 for August Williams. By the career numbers, Ben Brown had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ben Brown and August Williams

Ben Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ben Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.23
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Ben Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.28
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Ben Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.61
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Ben Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.29
35.29
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.5
57.5
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ben Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Ben Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
5.12
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
7.5
Ben Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Ben Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Ben Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Ben Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Ben Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485
27
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Ben Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161.2
9
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Ben Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9.02
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
9.75
Ben Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.75
9.75
Ben Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.28
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.84
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Ben Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ben Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
10.3
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Ben Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.3
10.3
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ben Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ben Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.167
1.167
Ben Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
694
38.64
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
45.75
Ben Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
5.29
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
11.25
Ben Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Ben Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.083
2.083
Ben Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
35.07
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
36.75
Ben Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Ben Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Ben Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.75
45.75

Fielding Stats for Ben Brown and August Williams

Ben Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ben Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.23
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Ben Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.28
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485
27
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Ben Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161.2
9
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Ben Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Ben Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.72
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Ben Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.72
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.325
0.325
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.5
57.5
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
August Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ben Brown and August Williams

Ben Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ben Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Ben Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Ben Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Ben Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ben Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.154
1.154
Ben Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Ben Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Ben Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
173.68
Ben Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Ben Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Ben Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ben Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ben Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ben Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ben Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Ben Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ben Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ben Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ben Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
184.61
Ben Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ben Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
August Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ben Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
August Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100