Joe Brown vs. Jose Cano — Career Comparison

Joe Brown
Pre-GenerationalCANNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jose Cano
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jose Cano built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Brown as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Cano posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.09 and WHIP 1.435 compared to 5.11 and 1.352 for Joe Brown. By the career numbers, Jose Cano had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Brown and Jose Cano

Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.13
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.35
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.02
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.61
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.92
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
5.11
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.09
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
27
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
9
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
11.05
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
9.39
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.39
9.39
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.13
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.74
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.68
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.13
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.534
0.534
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
40.7
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
38.74
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
7.06
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.09
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.352
1.352
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
39.58
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
35.22
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.7
40.7
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Joe Brown and Jose Cano

Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.38
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.35
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
27
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
9
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.96
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.26
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.46
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.22
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.24
90.24
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.609
1.609
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Brown and Jose Cano

Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
150
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
120
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
112.5
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
23.54
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
127.5
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
120
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
60
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.5
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
82.5
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
22.99
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.65
-65.33
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
112.5
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
500
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
1.2
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA