John Brown vs. Bob Griffith — Career Comparison

John Brown
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bob Griffith
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, John Brown posted a stronger line than Bob Griffith. John Brown posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.29 vs 4.76) and WHIP (1.236 vs 1.472). By the career numbers, John Brown had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for John Brown and Bob Griffith

John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.8
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.86
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.01
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.64
44.64
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.13
54.13
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.65
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.55
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.29
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
4.76
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.199
0.199
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
27
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1581
27
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
9
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
527
9
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.38
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
10.04
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.46
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.58
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.21
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.58
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
4.51
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.018
1.018
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.858
0.858
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.82
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
37.96
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2353
40.18
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.98
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.95
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
5.7
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.72
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.473
1.473
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
32.07
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2114
36.1
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.18
40.18

Fielding Stats for John Brown and Bob Griffith

John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.8
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.81
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.99
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
27
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1878
27
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
9
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
626
9
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.5
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.78
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
2.37
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.16
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.11
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
3.03
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.11
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
2.88
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.79
94.79
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.727
1.727
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.76
54.76
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Brown and Bob Griffith

John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
342.86
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
281.76
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
296
600
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
565.54
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
5
142.86
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
147.97
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
113.51
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
20.27
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.14
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.05
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
34.46
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
60.98
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28.61
57.98
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
5
142.86
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
200.68
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
228.57
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
168.24
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.659
0.659
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.642
0.642
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
70.95
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
62.84
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
129.73
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
79.05
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32.83
66.54
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
20.27
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.05
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
148
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.19
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.05
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.05
John Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100