Jim Brown vs. Joe Wall — Career Comparison

Jim Brown
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueCatcher
Joe Wall
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Jim Brown and Joe Wall are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Wall posted stronger numbers in OPS (.741 vs .713) and on-base percentage (.391 vs .340). Jim Brown had the advantage in slugging (.373 vs .350). By the career numbers, Joe Wall 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 Wall

Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
705
161.64
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
195.65
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2617
600
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2312
530.07
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
40
521.74
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Joe Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Joe Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
635
145.59
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
156.52
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
477
109.36
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
130.43
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
23.84
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
8.71
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.67
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
36.22
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319.24
73.19
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.09
79.37
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
863
197.86
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
14
182.61
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
863
197.86
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
234.78
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Joe Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Joe Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Joe Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.688
0.688
Joe Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Joe Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
369
84.6
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
84.37
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
165.3
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
3
39.13
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
350.57
80.37
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.75
88.08
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
3.21
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
49.06
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.23
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.67
Joe Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163.56
163.56
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.38
13.38
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
17.65
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.69
Joe Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
16.05
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.83
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
17.88
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89.74
89.74
Joe Wall
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Jim Brown and Joe Wall

Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
1.3
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.32
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
1.01
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14526
27
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
27
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4842
9
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
9
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3645
6.78
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
3.12
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
0.86
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.2
Joe Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4216
7.84
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
3.96
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4106
7.63
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
3.6
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.39
97.39
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.874
5.874
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.727
2.727
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.97
77.97
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.18
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.04
Joe Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.27
Joe Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.32
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24