Curly Brown vs. Ken Sanders — Career Comparison

Curly Brown
Lost GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Sanders
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Curly Brown built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Sanders as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Sanders posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.97 and WHIP 1.354 compared to 4.2 and 1.391 for Curly Brown. By the career numbers, Ken Sanders had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Curly Brown and Ken Sanders

Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.96
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.61
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.77
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.56
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.62
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.19
39.19
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.18
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
4.2
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.97
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
27
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1970
27
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
128.2
9
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656.2
9
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
9.02
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
7.73
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.67
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.5
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
3.54
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.92
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
3.64
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
4.93
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.49
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
38.54
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2741
37.57
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.05
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
3.91
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
6.3
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
3.29
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.52
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.19
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.252
1.252
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
34.62
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2414
33.09
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.54
38.54
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.57
37.57

Fielding Stats for Curly Brown and Ken Sanders

Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.61
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1967
27
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
655.2
9
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.74
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.77
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
2.62
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
2.51
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.81
95.81
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.714
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.447
0.447
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Curly Brown and Ken Sanders

Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
31
379.59
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
3662.69
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
600
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
600
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
465.67
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
134.69
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.01
36.83
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.53
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
171.43
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
134.69
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
116.42
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.91
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
71.64
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.32
40.6
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
12.22
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.78
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
13
116.42
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.44
5.44
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
5.15
5.15
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
71.64
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA