Chris Brown vs. Brian Johnson — Career Comparison

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When their careers are measured against the same standard, Chris Brown comes out clearly ahead of Brian Johnson across most offensive categories. Chris Brown led in on-base percentage (OBP+ 102 vs 90), batting average (AVG+ 105 vs 92), and contact rate (K%+ 113 vs 106). Brian Johnson held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 141 vs 126). Chris Brown was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Chris Brown and Brian Johnson

Chris Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Chris Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
449
159.41
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
471
183.63
Chris Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1690
600
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1539
600
Chris Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1523
540.71
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1415
551.66
Chris Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Chris Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Chris Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
410
145.56
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
351
136.84
Chris Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
108.28
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
236
92.01
Chris Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
21.66
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
23.39
Chris Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.13
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.34
Chris Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
38
13.49
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
19.1
Chris Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
105
37.28
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
44.83
Chris Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Chris Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Chris Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Chris Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191.09
67.84
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
164.9
64.29
Chris Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
597
211.95
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
570
222.22
Chris Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
198.82
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
443
172.71
Chris Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Chris Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Chris Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.694
0.694
Chris Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Chris Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Chris Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.598
0.598
Chris Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Chris Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
58.22
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
132
51.46
Chris Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
184
65.33
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
76.41
Chris Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
110.06
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
279
108.77
Chris Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199.52
70.83
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
163.35
63.68
Chris Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
10.65
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
4.68
Chris Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
42.6
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
80
31.19
Chris Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
12
4.26
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.24
Chris Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
252
89.47
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
268
104.48
Chris Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.71
6.71
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.74
5.74
Chris Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Chris Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.49
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.24
Chris Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
10
3.55
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.24
Chris Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
58
20.59
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
16.37
Chris Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
7.46
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.39
Chris Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
6.04
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.17
Chris Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
13.49
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.56
Chris Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.26
55.26
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25

Fielding Stats for Chris Brown and Brian Johnson

Chris Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chris Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
1.07
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
1.17
Chris Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.06
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
1
Chris Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10707
27
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9903
27
Chris Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3569
9
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3301
9
Chris Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
0.8
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2629
7.17
Chris Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
752
1.9
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.43
Chris Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.16
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Chris Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1136
2.86
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2807
7.65
Chris Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1071
2.7
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2786
7.6
Chris Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.28
94.28
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.25
99.25
Chris Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.514
2.514
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.509
6.509
Chris Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.36
98.36
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.98
85.98
Chris Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.18
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Chris Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Chris Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
0.7
Chris Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.29