Curly Brown vs. Will Sawyer — Career Comparison

Curly Brown
Lost GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Will Sawyer
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BluesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Curly Brown built a career as a starting pitcher and Will Sawyer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Will Sawyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.36 and WHIP 1.177 compared to 4.2 and 1.391 for Curly Brown. By the career numbers, Will Sawyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Curly Brown and Will Sawyer

Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.96
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.77
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.96
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.56
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.64
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.24
88.24
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.96
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.2
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.36
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
27
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
128.2
9
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
9.02
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
7.6
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
3.5
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
3.64
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.85
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.872
0.872
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.49
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.83
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
38.54
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
596
38.04
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.05
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
6.3
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.04
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
34.62
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
35.04
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.54
38.54
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.04
38.04

Fielding Stats for Curly Brown and Will Sawyer

Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.09
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
27
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
9
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.38
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.7
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.34
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.09
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.95
80.95
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Curly Brown and Will Sawyer

Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
379.59
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
204
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
600
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
600
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
47
564
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
134.69
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.01
36.83
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
1.23
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
171.43
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
134.69
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.32
40.6
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.29
-39.5
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
19
228
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.44
5.44
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA