Curly Brown vs. Al Spalding — Career Comparison

Curly Brown
Lost GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Spalding
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red StockingsUnknownHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Al Spalding posted a stronger line than Curly Brown. Al Spalding posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.13 vs 4.2) and WHIP (1.193 vs 1.391). By the career numbers, Al Spalding had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Curly Brown and Al Spalding

Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.96
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
1.08
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.77
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.01
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
0.78
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.56
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.43
79.43
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.66
93.66
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
0.87
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.07
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
4.2
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
2.13
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
27
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8659
27
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
128.2
9
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2886.1
9
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
9.02
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3280
10.23
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.23
10.23
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
3.5
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.51
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.64
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
0.77
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.49
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.32
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
38.54
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12724
39.68
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.05
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
6.3
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1790
5.58
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.193
1.193
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
34.62
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12560
39.16
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Curly Brown and Al Spalding

Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
1.18
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.37
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11022
27
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3674
9
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
1.93
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
1.78
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.38
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1672
4.1
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1515
3.71
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.61
90.61
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.156
3.156
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.25
31.25
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.14
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Curly Brown and Al Spalding

Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
379.59
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
124.04
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1988
600
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
600
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1959
591.25
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
11
134.69
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
185.01
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
152.72
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
25.96
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
5.73
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.6
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
32.29
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
3.01
36.83
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229.38
69.23
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
14
171.43
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
743
224.25
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
11
134.69
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
642
193.76
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
125.86
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
338
102.01
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
227.26
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
3.32
40.6
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272.01
82.1
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
8.75
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
7.85
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
5.44
5.44
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.46
76.46
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.51
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
5.43
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.91
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.34
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71