Keith Brown vs. Joe Lake — Career Comparison

Keith Brown
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Lake
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Lake built a career as a starting pitcher and Keith Brown as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Lake posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.85 and WHIP 1.260 compared to 3.4 and 1.469 for Keith Brown. By the career numbers, Joe Lake had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Keith Brown and Joe Lake

Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.72
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.36
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.94
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.95
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.42
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.61
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.79
40.79
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.85
69.85
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.65
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.4
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.85
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3954
27
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1318
9
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
9.63
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
9.08
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.08
9.08
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.94
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.4
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
2.27
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.34
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
4.06
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
38.14
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5443
37.17
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.13
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.36
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.78
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
669
4.57
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.13
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.448
1.448
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
34.36
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5091
34.76
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.14
38.14
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.17
37.17

Fielding Stats for Keith Brown and Joe Lake

Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.72
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
2.4
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.94
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.99
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2235
27
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
745
9
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.57
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.51
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.51
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
5.63
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.45
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
6.68
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.08
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
6.14
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.86
91.86
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.553
2.553
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.21
41.21
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Brown and Joe Lake

Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
1875
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
247.62
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
504
600
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
584.52
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
120.24
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
92.86
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.67
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.14
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
27.38
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.52
36.33
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
161.9
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
129.76
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
46.43
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
45.24
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
88.1
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.58
-43.52
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.14
35.89
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.19
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.33
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
138.1
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.34
4.34
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
5.95
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100