Cal Browning vs. Colin Rea — Career Comparison

Cal Browning
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Colin Rea
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Colin Rea built a career as a starting pitcher and Cal Browning as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Colin Rea posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.41 and WHIP 1.277 compared to 40.5 and 9.000 for Cal Browning. By the career numbers, Colin Rea had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cal Browning and Colin Rea

Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
13.5
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
1.87
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.53
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.55
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.4
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.75
81.75
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
40.5
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
4.41
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.39
86.39
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
27
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1818
27
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
9
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
606
9
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
67.5
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
8.72
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.5
67.5
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
13.5
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.35
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
13.5
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.7
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
7.32
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.114
1.114
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.43
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
108
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2566
38.11
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
40.5
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
4.66
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.19
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.68
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
94.5
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2321
34.47
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
108
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Cal Browning and Colin Rea

Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
13.5
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
1.87
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.53
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
27
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1818
27
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
9
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
606
9
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.92
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.95
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.98
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.87
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.75
81.75
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal Browning and Colin Rea

Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
1422.22
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
600
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
500
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
66.67
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
55.56
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
15.49
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
77.78
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
100
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
55.56
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
66.67
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
7.69
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.33
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
23
255.56
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.35
2.35
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
66.67
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA