Jim Brown vs. Steve Renko — Career Comparison

Jim Brown
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Steve Renko
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Renko built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Brown as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Renko posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.417 compared to 4.74 and 1.743 for Jim Brown. By the career numbers, Steve Renko had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Brown and Steve Renko

Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.34
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.63
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.34
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
1.32
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.48
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.06
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.53
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.86
47.86
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.93
80.93
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.92
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.21
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.74
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.99
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7482
27
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
127.1
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2494
9
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
11.38
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2438
8.8
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.38
11.38
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.89
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
4.31
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
3.64
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.31
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
4.59
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1455
5.25
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.06
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.26
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
43.61
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10704
38.63
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.13
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.05
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1233
4.45
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.29
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.24
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.39
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.744
1.744
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.383
1.383
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
39.3
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9525
34.37
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.61
43.61
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Jim Brown and Steve Renko

Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.23
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.63
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
771
27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7493
27
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2497.2
9
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.16
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.6
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.23
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
1.14
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.84
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
3.22
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
508
1.83
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.38
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.74
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.91
73.91
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.943
1.943
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.066
1.066
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.75
80.75
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Brown and Steve Renko

Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
29
155.36
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
477.93
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
112
600
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
580
600
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
589.29
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
531
549.31
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.569
0.569
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
144.64
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
117.93
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
96.43
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
93.1
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.14
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
16.55
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.71
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.07
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.36
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.21
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
48.21
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
24.83
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.21
54.71
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.45
38.74
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
214.29
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
157.24
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
155.36
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
143.79
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.623
0.623
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
91.07
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
45.52
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
43.45
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
85.71
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
82.76
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.16
59.76
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.57
38.86
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.71
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25.86
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
139
143.79
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
112
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
4.17
4.17
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.41
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100