Eddie Brown vs. Joe Nolan — Career Comparison

Eddie Brown
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Joe Nolan
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Eddie Brown and Joe Nolan are closely matched on the surface stats. Eddie Brown posted stronger numbers in OPS (.735 vs .723) and slugging (.400 vs .378). Joe Nolan had the advantage in on-base percentage (.345 vs .334). By the career numbers, Eddie Brown had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Eddie Brown and Joe Nolan

Eddie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Eddie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
790
151.63
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
621
225.96
Eddie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3126
600
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
1649
600
Eddie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2902
557.01
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
1454
529.05
Eddie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Eddie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.751
0.751
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Eddie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
878
168.52
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
382
138.99
Eddie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
659
126.49
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
279
101.52
Eddie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
32.63
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
66
24.01
Eddie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
6.33
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
3.64
Eddie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.07
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
9.82
Eddie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
42.03
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
103
37.48
Eddie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Eddie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Eddie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Eddie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
386.04
74.1
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
190.78
69.42
Eddie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1162
223.03
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
549
199.76
Eddie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1017
195.2
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
553
201.21
Eddie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Eddie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Eddie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.735
0.735
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Eddie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Eddie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Eddie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Eddie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Eddie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
65.45
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
156
56.76
Eddie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
407
78.12
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
178
64.77
Eddie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
732
140.5
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
307
111.7
Eddie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435.53
83.59
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
199.59
72.62
Eddie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
2.3
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.55
Eddie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
127
24.38
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
59.67
Eddie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
8
Eddie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
20.92
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
183
66.59
Eddie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.68
28.68
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
9.01
9.01
Eddie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.9
0.9
Eddie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
16.31
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.82
Eddie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
6.91
Eddie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
32
11.64
Eddie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
5.57
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.55
Eddie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.73
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.91
Eddie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
7.29
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
15
5.46
Eddie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.32
76.32
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
46.67
46.67

Fielding Stats for Eddie Brown and Joe Nolan

Eddie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Eddie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
733
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
1.27
Eddie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.02
Eddie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9420
27
Eddie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3140
9
Eddie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1886
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1940
5.56
Eddie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.42
Eddie Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.1
Eddie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1983
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2122
6.08
Eddie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1924
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2088
5.98
Eddie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.02
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.4
98.4
Eddie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.625
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.703
4.703
Eddie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.18
80.18
Eddie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Eddie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.1
Eddie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
1.09
Eddie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.29