Jim Brown vs. Joe Pepitone — Career Comparison

Jim Brown
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueCatcher
Joe Pepitone
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Jim Brown and Joe Pepitone are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Pepitone posted stronger numbers in OPS (.742 vs .713) and slugging (.432 vs .373). Jim Brown had the advantage in on-base percentage (.340 vs .310). By the career numbers, Joe Pepitone had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jim Brown and Joe Pepitone

Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
705
161.64
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1397
153.07
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2617
600
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5476
600
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2312
530.07
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5097
558.47
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
635
145.59
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1315
144.08
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
477
109.36
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
903
98.94
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
23.84
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
17.31
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
8.71
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
35
3.83
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.67
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
24
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
158
36.22
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
45.14
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
319.24
73.19
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
662.12
72.55
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
863
197.86
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2200
241.05
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
863
197.86
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1645
180.24
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.653
0.653
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
369
84.6
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
606
66.4
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
368
84.37
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
79
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
721
165.3
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1108
121.4
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
350.57
80.37
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
666.03
72.98
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.21
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
3.07
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
214
49.06
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
302
33.09
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.23
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
8
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.67
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
526
57.63
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163.56
163.56
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
10.41
10.41
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.38
13.38
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
17.65
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.53
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.83
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.69
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
124
13.59
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
16.05
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
41
4.49
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.83
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
3.51
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
17.88
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
73
8
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89.74
89.74
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
56.16
56.16

Fielding Stats for Jim Brown and Joe Pepitone

Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
1.3
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.13
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
1.01
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1295
1.01
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
14526
27
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34749
27
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4842
9
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11583
9
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3645
6.78
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9036
7.02
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
0.86
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
650
0.51
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.2
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.06
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4216
7.84
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9767
7.59
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4106
7.63
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9686
7.53
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.39
97.39
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.17
99.17
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.874
5.874
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.685
6.685
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.97
77.97
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.37
89.37
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.18
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
0.61
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.04
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
0.27
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0