Jumbo Brown vs. Steve Renko — Career Comparison

Jumbo Brown
Greatest GenerationRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Renko
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Renko built a career as a starting pitcher and Jumbo 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 4.07 and 1.539 for Jumbo 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 Jumbo Brown and Steve Renko

Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
3.75
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
1.63
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.35
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.5
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.48
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.47
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.53
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.56
51.56
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.86
47.86
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.93
80.93
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.21
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.44
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
4.07
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.99
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1792
27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7482
27
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
597.1
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2494
9
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
9.33
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2438
8.8
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.89
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
4.52
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
3.64
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.31
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
301
4.54
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1455
5.25
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.3
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.26
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2651
39.94
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10704
38.63
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
2.2
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.13
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
4.76
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1233
4.45
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.29
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.24
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.39
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.383
1.383
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2346
35.35
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9525
34.37
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.94
39.94
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Jumbo Brown and Steve Renko

Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.63
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7493
27
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2497.2
9
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.6
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
1.14
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
1.83
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.74
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.066
1.066
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.75
80.75
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jumbo Brown and Steve Renko

Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
249
894.61
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
477.93
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
167
600
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
580
600
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
157
564.07
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
531
549.31
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
32
114.97
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
117.93
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
93.41
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
93.1
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.96
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
16.55
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.07
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.21
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.56
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
9.18
32.99
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.45
38.74
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
39
140.12
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
157.24
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
40
143.71
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
143.79
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.491
0.491
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
46.71
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
45.52
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
11
39.52
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
43.45
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
86.23
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
82.76
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
9.3
33.42
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.57
38.86
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
28.74
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
25.86
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
143.71
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
139
143.79
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.18
4.18
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
4.17
4.17
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.41
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100