Ed Brown vs. Bill Geiss — Career Comparison

Ed Brown
UnknownIllinoisThrows RightNorth AmericaToledo Blue StockingsAmerican AssociationThird Baseman
Bill Geiss
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisNorth AmericaDetroit WolverinesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Ed Brown and Bill Geiss are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Geiss posted stronger numbers in OPS (.447 vs .393) and slugging (.256 vs .192). Ed Brown had the advantage in on-base percentage (.201 vs .190). By the career numbers, Bill Geiss had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ed Brown and Bill Geiss

Ed Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Geiss
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
161.64
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
159.52
Ed Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
219
600
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
331
600
Ed Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
213
583.56
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
587.31
Ed Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Bill Geiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Ed Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Ed Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
104.11
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
101.51
Ed Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
95.89
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
68.88
Ed Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.22
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
19.94
Ed Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.06
Ed Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.63
Ed Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.22
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
32.63
Ed Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ed Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ed Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Ed Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
7.97
21.84
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.69
30.26
Ed Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
41
112.33
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
150.45
Ed Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
120.55
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
114.2
Ed Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Bill Geiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Ed Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ed Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Ed Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Ed Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ed Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Ed Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ed Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
46.58
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
43.5
Ed Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
32.63
Ed Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
17
46.58
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
72.51
Ed Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
7.38
20.21
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.31
24.12
Ed Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Geiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.44
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.69
Ed Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Geiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Geiss
Career
Per 600 PA
60
108.76
Ed Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.52
5.52
Ed Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Ed Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Geiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Geiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Geiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Geiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Geiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Geiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Geiss
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Ed Brown and Bill Geiss

Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Geiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.12
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
1.12
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Geiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1491
27
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2244
27
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
497
9
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
9
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.2
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.54
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.12
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
2.9
Ed Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.54
Bill Geiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.91
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
2.86
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
6.35
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
2.32
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
5.44
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.01
81.01
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.61
85.61
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.065
2.065
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Geiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Geiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Geiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Geiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Ed Brown and Bill Geiss

Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Geiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.25
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.16
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Ed Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Bill Geiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.8
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.77
30.77
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.89
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Geiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
7.36
Bill Geiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.27
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
27
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100.2
9
Ed Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
17.18
Bill Geiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
8.76
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.18
17.18
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Ed Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Geiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Ed Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Geiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Ed Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Geiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Ed Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
3.27
Bill Geiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.15
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Geiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.98
Ed Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Bill Geiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Ed Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Geiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Ed Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.546
0.546
Bill Geiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Ed Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Geiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.89
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Geiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
49.91
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
39.16
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Bill Geiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Ed Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
13.91
Bill Geiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.96
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.91
13.91
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.96
7.96
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Geiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Geiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Geiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.273
2.273
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
45.82
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
37.01
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.5
8.5
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.36
6.36
Ed Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Bill Geiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Ed Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.91
49.91
Bill Geiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16