Curly Brown vs. David Sanders — Career Comparison

Lost GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen XOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Curly Brown built a career as a starting pitcher and David Sanders 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 6.75 and 1.667 for David Sanders. 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 David Sanders

Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.96
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
8.25
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.77
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.56
David Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.27
27.27
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.2
David Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6.75
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.63
6.63
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
27
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128.2
9
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
9.02
David Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
10.5
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.25
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.5
David Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.5
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
3.64
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.63
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
David Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
David Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.49
David Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
David Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
551
38.54
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
42
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.05
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.63
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
6.3
David Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
7.13
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.3
6.3
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.75
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
34.62
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
36.38
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
David Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54
David Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42

Fielding Stats for Curly Brown and David Sanders

Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
8.25
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
27
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
9
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
David Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83.33
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.714
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Curly Brown and David Sanders

Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
David Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
379.59
David Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
22
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
600
David Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
600
David Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
David Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
David Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
134.69
David Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
David Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
David Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
David Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
David Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
David Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.01
36.83
David Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
171.43
David Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
134.69
David Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
David Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
David Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
David Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
David Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
David Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
David Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
David Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
David Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
David Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
David Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.32
40.6
David Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
David Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.44
5.44
David Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
David Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA