Curly Brown vs. Steve Peters — Career Comparison

Curly Brown
Lost GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Peters
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Curly Brown built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Peters as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Curly Brown posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.2 and WHIP 1.391 compared to 5.25 and 1.833 for Steve Peters. By the career numbers, Curly Brown had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Curly Brown and Steve Peters

Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.96
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
8.4
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.77
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.56
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.2
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.25
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
27
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
27
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128.2
9
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
9
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
9.02
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
11.1
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
11.1
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.35
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.5
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.2
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.2
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
3.64
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
6.15
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.15
6.15
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.49
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
551
38.54
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
41.55
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.05
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.95
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
6.3
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.55
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.05
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
34.62
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
35.85
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.55
41.55

Fielding Stats for Curly Brown and Steve Peters

Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
8.4
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
27
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
9
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.6
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.35
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.1
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.95
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.714
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Curly Brown and Steve Peters

Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
31
379.59
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
6720
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
134.69
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.01
36.83
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
171.43
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
134.69
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.32
40.6
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-65.12
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.44
5.44
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA