Keith Brown vs. Ed Lynch — Career Comparison

Keith Brown
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Lynch
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Lynch 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. Keith Brown posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.4 and WHIP 1.469 compared to 4 and 1.395 for Ed Lynch. By the career numbers, Keith Brown had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Keith Brown and Ed Lynch

Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.72
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
2.37
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.94
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.14
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.45
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.52
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.53
46.53
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.98
47.98
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.4
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
4
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2821
27
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
940.1
9
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
9.63
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1050
10.05
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.63
9.63
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.94
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.85
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.4
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.19
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.32
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.34
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
3.79
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.665
0.665
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
38.14
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4003
38.31
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.13
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.47
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.78
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
4.5
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.4
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.26
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.13
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.74
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.448
1.448
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
34.36
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3691
35.33
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Keith Brown and Ed Lynch

Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.72
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
2.37
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.94
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.14
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2821
27
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
940.1
9
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.61
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.51
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
1.05
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.45
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.7
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.08
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.67
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.75
97.75
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.702
0.702
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.98
47.98
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Brown and Ed Lynch

Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
1875
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
531.43
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
280
600
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
507.86
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
57.86
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
53.57
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.29
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.29
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.16
8.92
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
62.14
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
81.43
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.86
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.86
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.58
-43.52
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.21
-4.74
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
23.57
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
240
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
66.43
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.14
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.29
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA